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Background <p>Penetrating foreign bodies (FBs) in the head and neck, poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic concerns, due to compact critical intracranial neurovascular structures.</p> Objective <p>To describe the surgical removal of a rare cranio-maxillary FB.</p> Methods <p>A 38-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of a retained cranial knife blade following a mid-facial stab injury.</p> Result <p>Assessment confirmed a retained cranial FB with minimal mass effect, which was removed through coordinated maxillo-facial-anaesthetic management, without complications.</p> Conclusion <p>This report demonstrates that a prolonged retained cranial knife blade can be successfully removed even in a low-resource setting.</p>

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Long-Term Retained Craniofacial Knife Blade: Surgical Removal After 5 Years - A Case Report

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年7月6日

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  • Abayomi Kolawole Ojo,
  • Taiwo Olugbemiga Adedeji

摘要

Background

Penetrating foreign bodies (FBs) in the head and neck, poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic concerns, due to compact critical intracranial neurovascular structures.

Objective

To describe the surgical removal of a rare cranio-maxillary FB.

Methods

A 38-year-old man presented with a 5-year history of a retained cranial knife blade following a mid-facial stab injury.

Result

Assessment confirmed a retained cranial FB with minimal mass effect, which was removed through coordinated maxillo-facial-anaesthetic management, without complications.

Conclusion

This report demonstrates that a prolonged retained cranial knife blade can be successfully removed even in a low-resource setting.