Intraorbital bamboo foreign body in a chronic stage: case report

A case of intra-orbital bamboo foreign body in a chronic stage is presented. This case seems to confirm the importance of radiological examination, including three-dimensional computed tomography to choose the optimal surgical approach to remove the foreign body.

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Published inInternational journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 428 - 429
Main Authors van der Wal, Karel G.H., Boukes, Ron J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2000
Elsevier
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Chronic Disease
chronic stage
Dentistry
Eye Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Eye Foreign Bodies - surgery
foreign body
Humans
Injuries of the orbit. Foreign bodies of the eye. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
orbit
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wood
chronic stage
foreign body
orbit
Intraocular
Neisseriaceae
Clostridiales
Male
Orbit(eye)
Moraxella
Eye
Eyeball
Clinical biology
Bacteria
Micrococcales
Complication
Foreign body
Diagnosis
Human
Radiodiagnosis
Wood
Clostridium tetani
Exploration
Trauma
Differential diagnostic
Case study
Infection
Symptomatology
Eye disease
Treatment
Clostridiaceae
Adolescent
Medical imagery
Computerized axial tomography
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Summary:A case of intra-orbital bamboo foreign body in a chronic stage is presented. This case seems to confirm the importance of radiological examination, including three-dimensional computed tomography to choose the optimal surgical approach to remove the foreign body.
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ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/S0901-5027(00)80073-9