The importance of CT scans in planning the removal of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the management of foreign bodies in the orbit and frontal lobe.


METHODS
Reports of two cases.


RESULTS
Both patients underwent successful removal of an orbital-cerebral foreign body by anterior orbitotomy.


CONCLUSIONS
Computed 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.
Fezza
J
J
Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Wesley
R
R
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