title: The Surgical Strategy for the Intraorbital Foreign Bodies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Four patients with intraorbital foreign bodies admitting to our clinic between 2001 and 2011 are presented. Their clinical and radiologic findings and surgical strategies are discussed.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The success of surgery for the intraorbital foreign bodies largely depends on the determination of the exact localization of them. Radiologic examination should follow clinical diagnosis. Computed tomographic views are especially required to demonstrate the foreign body.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients with different etiologies of trauma are presented. Each had computed tomography views for foreign body localization. All but 1 had surgery for removal of the object under general anesthesia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No complications were observed postoperatively. Only 1 patient is followed up without an operation due to the risk of damaging delicate structures that the foreign body is close to. He has no loss of function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early removal of foreign bodies in orbital region is usually preferred due to the risk of neurologic damage and other complications. Surgical removal is quite challenging for foreign bodies like wood. Magnets can be used for metallic bodies.
authors.affiliation: *Private Practice †Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic ‡Konya Numune Hospital §Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ersin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gonullu
authors.forename: Gaye Taylan
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Filinte
authors.forename: Nujen Gulcin Aycicek
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Cardak
authors.forename: Sener
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kucuk
authors.forename: Tayfun
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akoz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult