A 50 year female presented to the emergency department with history of road traffic injury (bicycle rider hit by a car). On presentation, primary survey and adjuncts (CXR and FAST) were normal. Laceration over nasal bridge and lip, with fractures of nasal bone and bilateral forearm bones were noted. CT scan confirmed fractures of nasal bone, spinous process D4 and bilateral radii. Repair of lip...

Due to the prominent location of the nose, the most common facial traumas are nasal injuries. Although nasal traumas usually require staged intervention at a later period of time, in selected cases, primary reconstruction can be effective. A 20-year-old man who was referred from the emergency department with nasal trauma is presented. He reported a fall after feeling unsteady, which caused a di...

Objectives: Considering the reduction of patients' attendance in hospitals, including patients with nose fracture, fear COVID-19 transmission, this study aims to investigate risk nosocomial transmission nasal trauma seeking medical care hospital.

in 1986 altemir, for the first time, described submental intubation for maxillofacial cases. a problem with the technique is that the edges of the tube may damage the anatomic tissues of the mouth floor. to avoid such damages, a modification of this technique using nasal speculum is presented here. moreover, with this technique blood and detached tissues cannot enter into the endotracheal tube ...

Nasal obstruction caused by the inferior turbinate is a common clinical problem. There are many surgical procedures which attempt to relieve it, but all of them have associated difficulties. We describe, for the first time, a new method, namely multiple submucosal out-fractures of the inferior turbinates, which is both effective and free from serious complication.