INTRAORBITAL FOREIGN BODY

Authors

  • Dana Mihaela TURLIUC University of Medicine and Pharmacy”Grigore T. Popa”- Iasi
  • V.V. COSTAN University of Medicine and Pharmacy”Grigore T. Popa”- Iasi
  • A.I. CUCU Clinical Emergency Hospital „Prof. Dr. N. Oblu” Iasi
  • Claudia Florida COSTEA Clinical Emergency Hospital „Prof. Dr. N. Oblu” Iasi

Abstract

Penetrating orbitocranial injuries caused by intraorbital foreign body are a rare cause of morbidity being most common among young people. The term intraorbital foreign body refers to a foreign body that occurs within the orbit but outside the ocular globe. We report the case of a 12-year-old male child who sustained a right cranial facial trauma due to accidental fall on a piece of wood, which penetrated intraorbitally. Native cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI -1.5 T) revealed the presence of an intraorbital foreign body, 6 cm long and 1.5 cm wide, near the orbital apex. In our patient, early surgical extraction of the foreign body had a decisive role on his full recovery.In this case, although a large foreign body penetrated the entire length of the orbit, it did not cause damage to any intraorbital structure. Vision and right ocular globe function had an excellent prognosis.

Author Biographies

  • Dana Mihaela TURLIUC, University of Medicine and Pharmacy”Grigore T. Popa”- Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Surgery
    Clinical Emergency Hospital „Prof. Dr. N. Oblu” Iasi
    Neurosurgery Unit II

  • V.V. COSTAN, University of Medicine and Pharmacy”Grigore T. Popa”- Iasi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Department of Surgery

  • A.I. CUCU, Clinical Emergency Hospital „Prof. Dr. N. Oblu” Iasi

    Neurosurgery Unit II

  • Claudia Florida COSTEA, Clinical Emergency Hospital „Prof. Dr. N. Oblu” Iasi

    Ophthalmology Unit

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Published

2015-03-31