Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Hospital Practices and Research 2476-390X 1 3 2016 08 01 An Unbelievable Foreign Body in a Maxillary Sinus 101 102 31952 10.20286/hpr-010399 EN Alireza Ehsanbakhsh Radiology Department, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran Nasrin Khorashadizadeh Radiology Department, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran Amin Saburi Chemical Injuries Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Research Centre, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran 0000-0001-7743-8244 Journal Article 2016 04 29 <strong>Introduction:</strong> Misdiagnosis and the resulting mismanagement are challenging issues in complicated cases which present with obscure complaints. Interpreting radiologic studies, especially conventional plain radiologic images, remains the most frequently prescribed and useful modality for the first step of assessment.<br /> <strong>Case Presentation:</strong> In this report, we present a case of mismanagement of a strange foreign body in the maxillary sinus of a child not found in a facial x-ray. <br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Inexperienced non-radiologist physicians may make misdiagnoses when reading conventional x-rays. https://www.jhpr.ir/article_31952_dfe33a025742c7c352e37d722eaec430.pdf