Burduk Pawel Krzysztof
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Nicolaus Copernicus University Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Sklodowska-Curie 9 Str., 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Aug;263(8):772-4. doi: 10.1007/s00405-006-0068-0. Epub 2006 Jun 3.
We present a case of an unusual toothbrush foreign body in the parapharyngeal space in a 1.5-year-old child. Children are most affected by this kind of trauma. Quicker and exact diagnosis guarantee proper treatment and recovery. The toothbrush had broken and one-third (about 6 cm) of it was left in the child's mouth, causing some swallowing problems. We do not observe any injury of neurovascular structures or inflammation complications. Under general anesthesia, neck exploration was undertaken and the toothbrush removed. External exploration of the neck is the method of choice in the treatment of big parapharyngeal space foreign body as we demonstrated in our case. This method guarantees a good exposure of the neurovascular structures of the neck.
我们报告了一例1.5岁儿童咽旁间隙出现异常牙刷异物的病例。儿童最易受到这类创伤的影响。快速准确的诊断可确保得到恰当的治疗和康复。牙刷折断，三分之一（约6厘米）留在孩子口中，导致一些吞咽问题。我们未观察到神经血管结构有任何损伤或炎症并发症。在全身麻醉下进行了颈部探查并取出了牙刷。正如我们在病例中所展示的，颈部外部探查是治疗大型咽旁间隙异物的首选方法。这种方法可确保很好地暴露颈部的神经血管结构。
