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A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management
Needle fracture during dental local anesthetic injections is a rare but significant, potentially serious complication. Various approaches for the location and removal of broken needles have been described; however, there are several difficulties and concerns related to the potential complications an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37835792 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13193050 |
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author | Malkawi, Ziad Alayeh, Alaa Alshawa, Abedalaziz Shaban, Ola Al Saraireh, Omar Malkawi, Hashem Babkair, Hamzah Abdouh, Ismail Dar-Odeh, Najla |
author_facet | Malkawi, Ziad Alayeh, Alaa Alshawa, Abedalaziz Shaban, Ola Al Saraireh, Omar Malkawi, Hashem Babkair, Hamzah Abdouh, Ismail Dar-Odeh, Najla |
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description | Needle fracture during dental local anesthetic injections is a rare but significant, potentially serious complication. Various approaches for the location and removal of broken needles have been described; however, there are several difficulties and concerns related to the potential complications and critical anatomic challenges peculiar to the head and neck region. In this case, we describe the diagnostic approaches utilized in locating a broken needle that migrated in the pterygomandibular space following gag reflex, and sudden head movement of a middle-aged male patient. A meticulous diagnostic approach was employed to locate the needle utilizing CBCT scan, CT scan with contrast, and C-arm X-ray machine. The needle was successfully retrieved using an angled hemostat inserted through an oral incision, guided by a C-arm X-ray machine and ENT endoscopic instruments. While careful planning could prevent many complications that may arise during oral surgical procedures, inadvertent events leading to serious complications should be addressed using the appropriate and timely diagnostic techniques pre-and intra-operatively. |
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spelling | pubmed-105722632023-10-14 A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management Malkawi, Ziad Alayeh, Alaa Alshawa, Abedalaziz Shaban, Ola Al Saraireh, Omar Malkawi, Hashem Babkair, Hamzah Abdouh, Ismail Dar-Odeh, Najla Diagnostics (Basel) Interesting Images Needle fracture during dental local anesthetic injections is a rare but significant, potentially serious complication. Various approaches for the location and removal of broken needles have been described; however, there are several difficulties and concerns related to the potential complications and critical anatomic challenges peculiar to the head and neck region. In this case, we describe the diagnostic approaches utilized in locating a broken needle that migrated in the pterygomandibular space following gag reflex, and sudden head movement of a middle-aged male patient. A meticulous diagnostic approach was employed to locate the needle utilizing CBCT scan, CT scan with contrast, and C-arm X-ray machine. The needle was successfully retrieved using an angled hemostat inserted through an oral incision, guided by a C-arm X-ray machine and ENT endoscopic instruments. While careful planning could prevent many complications that may arise during oral surgical procedures, inadvertent events leading to serious complications should be addressed using the appropriate and timely diagnostic techniques pre-and intra-operatively. MDPI 2023-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10572263/ /pubmed/37835792 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13193050 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Interesting Images Malkawi, Ziad Alayeh, Alaa Alshawa, Abedalaziz Shaban, Ola Al Saraireh, Omar Malkawi, Hashem Babkair, Hamzah Abdouh, Ismail Dar-Odeh, Najla A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title | A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title_full | A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title_fullStr | A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title_short | A Case of Broken Local Anesthetic Needle in the Pterygomandibular Space; Diagnostic Approaches and Surgical Management |
title_sort | case of broken local anesthetic needle in the pterygomandibular space; diagnostic approaches and surgical management |
topic | Interesting Images |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572263/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37835792 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13193050 |
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