Occult Orbital Injury with Dagger Fragment with Resulting Pneumocephalus
Joint Authors
Mencía-Gutiérrez, Enrique
Bengoa-González, Álvaro
Jáñez-García, Lucía
Gutiérrez-Díaz, Esperanza
Moreno-García-Rubio, Luis F.
Zarratea-Herreros, Laura
Pérez-Trigo, Silvia
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-09-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Penetrating injuries of the cranium are relatively uncommon, only 0.4% of all head injuries.
In patients with disturbed conscious level, an extensive examination should be performed in the emergency unit to rule out transorbital penetrating brain injury.
A 25-year-old male was attacked with a dagger.
He presented with ethylic intoxication and the physical examination demonstrated a small skin injury on the lateral canthus of the left eye with a large periocular hematoma which prevented eyelid opening.
Cranial CT scan showed a metallic intraorbital foreign body consisting of a fragment of a dagger which perforated the eyeball, and penetrated through the superomedial wall of the orbit into the anterior cranial fossa.
Reconstruction of the eyeball was performed and the fragment was removed.
Orbital injuries with a knife in situ are very unusual.
Early identification and removal of retained foreign bodies are essential.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jáñez-García, Lucía& Mencía-Gutiérrez, Enrique& Gutiérrez-Díaz, Esperanza& Moreno-García-Rubio, Luis F.& Zarratea-Herreros, Laura& Bengoa-González, Álvaro…[et al.]. 2018. Occult Orbital Injury with Dagger Fragment with Resulting Pneumocephalus. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146777
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jáñez-García, Lucía…[et al.]. Occult Orbital Injury with Dagger Fragment with Resulting Pneumocephalus. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146777
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jáñez-García, Lucía& Mencía-Gutiérrez, Enrique& Gutiérrez-Díaz, Esperanza& Moreno-García-Rubio, Luis F.& Zarratea-Herreros, Laura& Bengoa-González, Álvaro…[et al.]. Occult Orbital Injury with Dagger Fragment with Resulting Pneumocephalus. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146777
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146777