Application of Burow's solution for cement foreign body in the external auditory canal

Only two reports in English literature have described cement foreign bodies in the external auditory canal. We present the case of a 37 year-old man with cement foreign body in the right external auditory canal. Removal of the foreign body was difficult because of severe adhesion to the external aud...

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Published in:European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases head and neck diseases, 2019-10, Vol.136 (5), p.397-399
Main Authors: Naoi, Y., Kariya, S., Tachibana, T., Nishizaki, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetates - administration & dosage
Adult
Burow's solution
Cement foreign body
Ear Canal
External auditory canal
Foreign Bodies - therapy
Humans
Male
Suction
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Summary:Only two reports in English literature have described cement foreign bodies in the external auditory canal. We present the case of a 37 year-old man with cement foreign body in the right external auditory canal. Removal of the foreign body was difficult because of severe adhesion to the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane. We therefore used acidic Burow's solution to dissolve the alkaline cement deposition. Application of Burow's solution immediately caused the deposition to take on a paste-like consistency that was easily removed. Burow's solution seems useful for removing cement foreign bodies in the external auditory canal.
ISSN:1879-7296
1879-730X
DOI:10.1016/j.anorl.2018.01.014