[Penetrating transorbital intracranial foreign body].
We report a seven year-old boy who suffered left orbital penetration of an industrial sewing machine needle. The needle passing through the left orbit and sphenoid bone at the posterior was extending into the layers of the dura of the left temporal lobe. In this patient, we preferred surgical approach and there was no complication after surgery. Penetrating intraorbital foreign materials with intracranial extension may lead to complications such as intracerebral hematoma, brain abscess, CSF fistula, proptosis of the eye, diplopia, orbital cellulitis and periorbital abscess. They have to be removed by surgical approach to prevent potential complications.
Civelek
Erdinç
E
Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, 34390 Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. civsurgeon@yahoo.com
Bilgiç
Salih
S
Kabataş
Serdar
S
Hepgül
Kemal Tanju
KT
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography