title: An unusual case of a retained metallic arrowhead in the orbit and sphenoidal sinus.
abstract: A case of retained metallic arrowhead in orbit and sphenoidal sinus through an unusual route is reported. The eyeball was removed because of a possible risk of sympathetic ophthalmia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kundu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals