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- Giovanni Cappa, Paolo Amato, Stefano Perlini, and Chiara Bertone.
- Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program.
- J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 1; 62 (3): 356-358.
BackgroundFishhook injuries are an uncommon trauma, and removing a penetrating fishhook is a complicated maneuver, especially if the wound involves delicate anatomical structures like the ocular region.DiscussionSeveral techniques that have been discussed in literature are reviewed and the authors present a novel approach that has been successfully performed on a patient with a fishhook penetrating his upper eyelid after a fishing accident.ConclusionEmergency physicians should be aware of all the possible approaches to fishhook penetrating injuries. If the fishhook does not involve the globe and an ophthalmologist is not available, the injury may be managed in the emergency department.Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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