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Air-rifle bullet in the sphenoid sinus

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The sphenoid sinus is rare site for foreign body impaction. A novel method of extraction of the foreign body from sphenoid sinus (an air-rifle bullet) is presented in this discussion following failure of an earlier attempt to remove it.

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  1. Dept. of ENT, Apollo Hospitals, 600 006, Madras

    T. Ramadass, M. Prabhakaran & V. Shankar Kumar

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Ramadass, T., Prabhakaran, M. & Kumar, V.S. Air-rifle bullet in the sphenoid sinus. IJO & HNS 48, 51–52 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048029

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