TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Penetrating vestibular injury due to a twig entering via the external auditory meatus
JO  - American journal of otolaryngology
A1  - Kojima, Hiromi
A1  - Tanaka, Yasuhiro
A1  - Mori, Eri
A1  - Uchimizu, Hirotaka
A1  - Moriyama, Hiroshi
SP  - 418
EP  - 421
VL  - 27
IS  - 6
N2  - We report a patient in whom a twig entered the vestibule via the external auditory meatus and was removed surgically. The patient was an 11-year-old boy who sustained a penetrating injury to his ear when he was rock climbing. Vertigo and hearing loss developed immediately. The vertigo improved over time. As it recurred, however, exploratory tympanotomy was performed 17 days after the accident. A piece of wood about 8 mm long was found to have penetrated the vestibule from in front of the stapes. This foreign body was removed and the vestibular fistula was closed. Although the patient's vertigo resolved after the operation, his hearing did not improve.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0709
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.01.012
ID  - ref1
ER  -