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Transorbital Stab Injury with Retained Knife: A Narrow Escape
Joint Authors
Rana, Muhammad Asim
Alharthy, Abdulrehman
Aletreby, Waleed Tharwat
Huwait, Basim
Kulshrestha, Akhilesh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Transorbital penetrating injuries are unusual but may cause severe brain damage if cranium is entered.
These kinds of injuries are dangerous as the walls of orbit are very thin, hence easily broken by the otherwise innocent objects.
Because of the very critical anatomical area involved, these injuries pose a serious challenge to the physicians who first receive them as well as the treating team.
These may present as trivial trauma or may be occult and are often associated with serious complications and delayed sequel.
Prompt evaluation by utilizing best diagnostic modality available and timely interference to remove them are the key aspects to avoid damage to vital organs surrounding the injury and to minimize the late complications.
We report a case of transorbital assault with a 13 centimeter long knife which got broken from the handle and the blade was retained.
The interesting aspect is that there was no neurological deficit on presentation or after removal.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rana, Muhammad Asim& Alharthy, Abdulrehman& Aletreby, Waleed Tharwat& Huwait, Basim& Kulshrestha, Akhilesh. 2014. Transorbital Stab Injury with Retained Knife: A Narrow Escape. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016889
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rana, Muhammad Asim…[et al.]. Transorbital Stab Injury with Retained Knife: A Narrow Escape. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016889
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rana, Muhammad Asim& Alharthy, Abdulrehman& Aletreby, Waleed Tharwat& Huwait, Basim& Kulshrestha, Akhilesh. Transorbital Stab Injury with Retained Knife: A Narrow Escape. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016889