Two late complications of craniofacial trauma: case report and review of the literature. Am J Otolaryngol 2012;33(5):615-8
Date
02/07/2012Pubmed ID
22306787DOI
10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.12.003Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84865678031 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Injuries after blunt and penetrating trauma to the face are a common occurrence and are managed by specialists from several disciplines. After short-term care and immediate recovery, long-term complications can develop including cosmetic deformity, unsightly scarring, problems with soft tissue healing, malunion or nonunion of bony segments, diplopia or other visual complaints, malocclusion, hardware failure, and mucocele formation. Here, we present a report of 2 late complications recognized and treated in a patient 40 years after an episode of craniofacial trauma: epistaxis with symptomatic nasal congestion from fixation wires and mucocele formation. Management of this patient accompanied by endoscopic photographs and computed tomographic images is presented, and discussion of these complications along with review of the literature is provided.
Author List
Cannon DE, Wells TS, Poetker DMAuthors
David M. Poetker MD Chief, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of WisconsinTimothy Scott Wells MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Craniocerebral TraumaDiplopia
Endoscopy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mucocele
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
