An unusual cyanoacrylate foreign body in the ear. Presentation of a clinical case and literature review

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Osvaldo Salgado Z.
Ignacio Cortés F.

Keywords

foreign body, external ear, cyanoacrylate, surgical extraction

Abstract

Cyanoacrylate-based glue has a great capacity for adhering to tissue, which is a pro­blem when it is placed in the ear canal due to the anatomy of this structure. A clinical case of a cyanoacrylate foreign body occluding the external auditory canal and the tym­panic membrane is presented. The therapeutics alternatives described in the literature used in the case failed, so, it was surgically removed by drilling the glue. Details of the procedure and results are presented. The patient recovers the hearing and anatomical normality.

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