Open AccessInteresting case of intraorbital foreign body
Author(s) -
M. Panduranga Kamath,
Kiran M Bhojwani,
Mahesh Chandra Hedge,
M Ganesh Kamath,
Manoj Kumar
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02974310
Subject(s) - foreign body , paranasal sinuses , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , nose , foreign bodies , head and neck surgery , anatomy , surgery
Penetration of intraorbital foreign bodies into the nose and paranasal sinuses although reported in the past are uncommon. Here we present a case of a 26 years old male who came to us with a seemingly trivial injury of his right eye due to a foreign body. Which on further investigation revealed the major part of a large foreign body impacted into the nose and bilateral sinuses, removed successfully.