Foreign body in submandibular region.

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak

Department of Oto-rhino-larygology, Head and Neck Surgery, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital. Karachi - Pakistan.

Published: October 2007

We present a case of 34 years old male harboring a rare foreign body at an unusual abode with untoward consequences, after a motorbike accident. This resulted in lodging of a broken piece of aluminum alloy clutch lever, in the right submandibular region, with rounded blunt end medially deep in the region, abutting the Wharton's duct. Mechanism of injury, delayed consequences and management are discussed.

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