Removal of foreign bodies from the infratemporal fossa is surgically challengingand fraught with risks. This report describes our experience with a minimallyinvasive transoral technique, utilizing endoscopic and image guidancetechnology, for retrieval of infratemporal fossa foreign bodies in 6 patients.The technique was successfully applied in all cases with identification andretrieval of the foreign bodies, which included 4 hypodermic needles broken offduring dental injections, a cottonoid surgical sponge lost during a facialfracture repair, and a maxillary molar displaced during attempted extraction.Complications were limited to transient postoperative lingual and inferioralveolar nerve sensory deficits in 1 patient.
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