Maxillofacial traumas.
Craniofacial traumas often involve the orbital region. This report describes an unusual case of penetration of an object into the left upper oral vestibule up to the left medial-upper orbital wall. The object was an indicator switch. A multidisciplinary approach was necessary to make a correct diagnosis and to apply the best surgical treatment. The object was surgically removed, and rigid internal fixation was used to reconstruct the inferior and medial orbital walls. The aesthetic and functional results were good. One year later, the patient showed a slight enophthalmos with normal ocular motility.
Gasparini
Giulio
G
Maxillo-facial Department of the University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. giuliogasparini@yahoo.it
Brunelli
Alessandra
A
Rivaroli
Andrea
A
Lattanzi
Alessandro
A
De Ponte
Francesco Saverio
FS
D000328:Adult; D017278:Air Bags; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008440:Maxillary Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000293:injuries; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*