Open AccessOrbito-sinal foreign body
Author(s) -
Arathi Simha,
Mary John,
Ruby Rita Albert,
Thomas Kuri̇akose
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.71710
Subject(s) - medicine , orbit (dynamics) , foreign body , paranasal sinuses , throat , maxillary sinus , nose , foreign bodies , anatomy , sinus (botany) , surgery , botany , biology , engineering , genus , aerospace engineering
Perforating injuries of the orbit involving the paranasal sinuses are uncommon. We report a case in which a large wooden foreign body lodged in the posterior orbit and maxillary sinus was surgically removed by a combined approach by ophthalmologists and ear, nose and throat surgeons.