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. 2013 Aug 6:13:e41.
eCollection 2013.

CASE REPORT Penetrating Injury of the Orbit by a Needlefish

Miho Ohtsubo  1 , Kenya Fujita, Kazuhiro Tsunekawa, Shunsuke Yuzuriha, Kiyoshi Matsuo
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CASE REPORT Penetrating Injury of the Orbit by a Needlefish

Miho Ohtsubo et al. Eplasty. .

Abstract

Objective: We present a very rare case of penetrating injury into the orbit by a needlefish. The patient underwent extirpation twice at another hospital.

Methods: We performed foreign body removal from a right subbrow incision under general anesthesia.

Results: The foreign body was successfully removed and the patient's diplopia recovered gradually after surgery.

Conclusions: Treatment was similar to that used for penetrating injury. As there is a risk of secondary infection, it is important to completely remove the fish body, followed by vigorous irrigation and debridement.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT indicating calcifications in the upper part and outer side of the right orbit. The elongated objects depicted in red are the foreign bodies.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Foreign bodies under the periosteum. (b) Removal of foreign bodies in the right orbit.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Needlefish. Photo compliments of © Fo2mas—Fotolia.com.
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