CASE REPORT Penetrating Injury of the Orbit by a Needlefish

Objective: We present a very rare case of penetrating injury into the orbit by a needlefish. The patient underwent extirpation twice at another hospital. Methods: We performed foreign body removal from a right subbrow incision under general anesthesia. Results: The foreign body was successfully remo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ohtsubo, Miho, Fujita, Kenya, Tsunekawa, Kazuhiro, Yuzuriha, Shunsuke, Matsuo, Kiyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Science Company, LLC 2013
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Journal Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3739418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967368
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Sumario:Objective: We present a very rare case of penetrating injury into the orbit by a needlefish. The patient underwent extirpation twice at another hospital. Methods: We performed foreign body removal from a right subbrow incision under general anesthesia. Results: The foreign body was successfully removed and the patient's diplopia recovered gradually after surgery. Conclusions: Treatment was similar to that used for penetrating injury. As there is a risk of secondary infection, it is important to completely remove the fish body, followed by vigorous irrigation and debridement.

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