Open AccessPosterior intraorbital bullet
Author(s) -
Marko Bašković,
Neda Striber,
Miroslav Gjurašin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zdravniški vestnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1581-0224
pISSN - 1318-0347
DOI - 10.6016/zdravvestn.2963
Subject(s) - ideal (ethics) , medicine , foreign body , optic nerve , surgery , anatomy , law , political science
Indeed, nowadays there is no clear agreement about the ideal treatment (conservative or surgical) of posterior intraorbital bullet in view of possible serious damage to vital structures such as the possibility of compromising the optic nerve. The decision to remove an orbital foreign body should always be made on an individual basis, with due consideration of the benefits and dangers of surgery.