title: The use of intraoperative fluoroscopy as an aid for removal of radiopaque intraorbital foreign bodies.
abstract: Two patients with orbital trauma and intraorbital foreign bodies, as seen on a computed tomography scan, were taken to the operating room to rule out occult ruptured globe with possible foreign body removal. The C-arm fluoroscopic unit was employed to obtain real-time images of the foreign body's location in relation to the surgeon's dissection tools and the foreign body was extracted with minimal dissection and operating time. When removal of a foreign body is warranted, intraoperative fluoroscopy can help reduce surgical time and orbital manipulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Pradeepa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yoganathan
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Conrad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kavalec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D008670:Metals