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Incidental finding of co-existing life-threatening pathology during facial trauma assessment.

Authors :
Bahadun, Juanna
Abou-Hamden, Amal
Anderson, Peter J.
Source :
Archives of Orofacial Science; 2014, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p44-46, 3p
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

Paediatric facial traumas are often accompanied by other intracranial and non-head injuries. Use of Computed Tomography (CT) has increased diagnostic accuracy when compared to plain radiographs alone. Coexisting anomalies can sometimes be a chance finding from the imagings and this highlights the need of a formal reporting by a radiologist. We report a case of a traumatic unilateral condylar fracture with a coexisting life-threatening abnormality detected from careful assessment of the imagings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18238602
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Archives of Orofacial Science
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
126787545