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Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg · Sep 1999
Case ReportsThe importance of CT scans in planning the removal of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.
- J Fezza and R Wesley.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg. 1999 Sep 1; 15 (5): 366-8.
PurposeTo describe the management of foreign bodies in the orbit and frontal lobe.MethodsReports of two cases.ResultsBoth patients underwent successful removal of an orbital-cerebral foreign body by anterior orbitotomy.ConclusionComputed tomography was useful to confirm preoperatively that the foreign body was not adjacent to cerebral blood vessels and to monitor postoperatively for cerebral hemorrhage. A team approach is necessary in the management of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.
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