https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/nemesis <p>NEMESIS Negative Effects in Medical Sciences: Oral and maxillofacial surgery</p> <p>Currently most of the scientific journals accept to publish only ”<strong>positive effects</strong>” of experimental and clinical research. Only successful studies have the right to be published and cited.</p> <p>However, positive effects in research are frequently achieved after years of <strong>negative results</strong>. The negative results should also be accessible for scientific community as they represent the main source of <strong>progress, </strong>of<strong> inspiration, </strong>and of <strong>hope</strong>.</p> <p>This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.</p> Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium en-US NEMESIS Negative effects in medical science: oral and maxillofacial surgery 2593-3604 https://ojs.uclouvain.be/index.php/nemesis/article/view/85583 <p>An arrow maxillofacial penetrating injury is an unusual traumatic injury sometimes encountered in developing countries. This rare injury has the potential to be dangerous because the arrow is deeply lodged in maxillofacial region crossed by major vessels, and because damage to one of these vessels should always be suspected. Furthermore, removal of a foreign body may result in complications such as massive bleeding or iatrogenic injury to adjacent structure and complications should always be considered in maxillofacial region. We describe a case of a patient who presented with maxillofacial penetrating arrow injury and analyze the problems faced in its management with emphasis on diagnostic imaging, on surgical planning and on careful surgery management. &nbsp;</p> Franck Masumbuko Mukamba Marie Hélène Bisimwa Igega Constant Sudi Musilimu Liévin Muhindo Busaba Fabrice Cikomola Gulimwetuga Léon Mubenga Mukengeshayi Copyright (c) 2024 Franck Masumbuko Mukamba, Marie Hélène Bisimwa Igega , Constant Sudi Musilimu , Liévin Muhindo Busaba , Fabrice Cikomola Gulimwetuga , Léon Mubenga Mukengeshayi http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2024-10-18 2024-10-18 37 1 1 14 10.14428/nemesis.v37i1.85583