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Kaan Gündüz1, Peruze Celenk, Saadettin Kayipmaz
1Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey. kgunduz@omu.edu.tr
The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice
|November 24, 2004
Abstract:
This case report describes the presence of a foreign body (surgical needle) in the tonsillar area. The needle was overlooked during surgery. Following the surgery, the patient had no pain or other complaints related to the surgical site. There are only a few reported cases of forgotten surgical materials in operation sites in the literature.
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