Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management
Intraorbital foreign bodies usually occur after a high velocity injury such as gunshot or industrial accidents; more rarely they occur following trivial trauma. A retained foreign body can give rise to serious complications, the most devastating of which is loss of the eye. This retrospective, inter...
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| author | Abdullah Al-Mujaini Rana Al-Senawi Anuradha Ganesh Sana Al-Zuhaibi Humoud Al-Dhuhli |
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| description | Intraorbital foreign bodies usually occur after a high velocity injury such as gunshot or industrial accidents; more rarely they occur following trivial trauma. A retained foreign body can give rise to serious complications, the most devastating of which is loss of the eye. This retrospective, interventional case report reviews the clinical features, radiological appearance and surgical management of two patients who presented at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman with intraorbital foreign bodies. Details of ocular history, preoperative ocular examination findings including visual acuity, surgical procedure and subsequent management were noted. The two patients, aged 10 years and 9 years old respectively, sustained orbital trauma with sharp objects. Both patients were found to have intraorbital foreign bodies that were documented clearly by computed tomography (CT) scans of the orbit. The first patient presented straight after injury, had no ocular involvement, underwent immediate surgical exploration and ended up with full recovery. The second patient presented to us after a delay of 4 days, and was found to have endophthalmitis. This patient ultimately lost all visual function in the affected eye. A CT scan is the modality of choice for orbital foreign body detection and localization. Early surgical exploration and foreign body extraction greatly influence the visual prognosis and final outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e25ad077c12142ebadf530143e1ea9b32022-12-22T01:18:25ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal2075-051X2075-05282008-03-018169741253Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and ManagementAbdullah Al-Mujaini0Rana Al-Senawi1Anuradha Ganesh2Sana Al-Zuhaibi3Humoud Al-Dhuhli4Departments of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartments of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartments of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartments of Ophthalmology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanDepartments of Radiology & Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanIntraorbital foreign bodies usually occur after a high velocity injury such as gunshot or industrial accidents; more rarely they occur following trivial trauma. A retained foreign body can give rise to serious complications, the most devastating of which is loss of the eye. This retrospective, interventional case report reviews the clinical features, radiological appearance and surgical management of two patients who presented at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman with intraorbital foreign bodies. Details of ocular history, preoperative ocular examination findings including visual acuity, surgical procedure and subsequent management were noted. The two patients, aged 10 years and 9 years old respectively, sustained orbital trauma with sharp objects. Both patients were found to have intraorbital foreign bodies that were documented clearly by computed tomography (CT) scans of the orbit. The first patient presented straight after injury, had no ocular involvement, underwent immediate surgical exploration and ended up with full recovery. The second patient presented to us after a delay of 4 days, and was found to have endophthalmitis. This patient ultimately lost all visual function in the affected eye. A CT scan is the modality of choice for orbital foreign body detection and localization. Early surgical exploration and foreign body extraction greatly influence the visual prognosis and final outcome.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1325eye injuries, penetratingcase reportoman |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah Al-Mujaini Rana Al-Senawi Anuradha Ganesh Sana Al-Zuhaibi Humoud Al-Dhuhli Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal eye injuries, penetrating case report oman |
| title | Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management |
| title_full | Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management |
| title_fullStr | Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management |
| title_short | Intraorbital Foreign Body: Clinical Presentation, Radiological Appearance and Management |
| title_sort | intraorbital foreign body clinical presentation radiological appearance and management |
| topic | eye injuries, penetrating case report oman |
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