Management of an Unusual Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury
Joint Authors
Dhanireddy, Swetha
Yin, Han Y.
Braley, Alexander E.
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
An intraorbital injury with a blunt penetrating intraorbital foreign body (IOFB) is an unusual cause of penetrating trauma.
This type of trauma is considered a surgical emergency given the risk to vision in addition to potential intracranial injuries such as vascular injury, dural laceration, and neurologic injury.
A thorough history and physical exam, along with careful radiographic and multidiscipline intervention, is crucial in providing the patient the most appropriate care.
Case Presentation.
A 66-year-old male presented to the emergency room (ER) after falling down the stairs and suffering an orbitocranial penetrating injury.
He underwent urgent fluoroscopy-guided foreign body removal with a multidisciplinary team after a workup revealed no significant ocular or intracranial injuries.
The foreign body was removed with an anterior approach without any complications.
Conclusion.
In this study, we demonstrated that IOFB in proximity to orbitocranial structures requires a careful multidisciplinary team approach.
An interventional radiology- (IR-) guided approach in extracting the foreign body is essential to prevent further injury.
A high dose of intravenous steroid was not used due to initial suspicion of intracranial involvement.
Prompt removal decreased risk of further vision loss.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yin, Han Y.& Dhanireddy, Swetha& Braley, Alexander E.. 2020. Management of an Unusual Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149749
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yin, Han Y.…[et al.]. Management of an Unusual Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149749
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yin, Han Y.& Dhanireddy, Swetha& Braley, Alexander E.. Management of an Unusual Orbitocranial Penetrating Injury. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149749
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149749