title: Penetrating injury of the facial skeleton through the orbit, by a massive metallic shotgun block: A case report.
abstract: We present a case of invasion of the orbit and the infra-temporal fossa by a massive breechblock from a shotgun. The block was removed and two months later the orbit was reconstructed with iliac crest. Six months after that the patient had plastic surgery and insertion of ocular prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Udine, P.le Santa Maria della Misericordia, 33100 Udine, Italy. francesco.polini@katamail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Polini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robiony
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sembronio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Politi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004425:Ear Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*; D005137:Eye, Artificial; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*