J Fezza1, R Wesley. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the management of foreign bodies in the orbit and frontal lobe. METHODS: Reports of two cases. RESULTS: Both patients underwent successful removal of an orbital-cerebral foreign body by anterior orbitotomy. CONCLUSION: Computed tomography was useful to confirm preoperatively that the foreign body was not adjacent to cerebral blood vessels and to monitor postoperatively for cerebral hemorrhage. A team approach is necessary in the management of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.
PURPOSE: To describe the management of foreign bodies in the orbit and frontal lobe. METHODS: Reports of two cases. RESULTS: Both patients underwent successful removal of an orbital-cerebral foreign body by anterior orbitotomy. CONCLUSION: Computed tomography was useful to confirm preoperatively that the foreign body was not adjacent to cerebral blood vessels and to monitor postoperatively for cerebral hemorrhage. A team approach is necessary in the management of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.