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Transorbital penetrating injury of the paranasal sinuses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ming-Ru Wu ,
Chang-Te Shih  and
Chi-Wei Yeh
Ming-Ru Wu*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hospital, Taipei
Chang-Te Shih
Affiliation:
China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chi-Wei Yeh
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Taipei Municipal Jen-Ai Hospital, Taipei
*
Address for correspondence: Ming-Ru Wu, 46-1 14F Chung-Cheng Road, Sec 2, Taipei, Taiwan. Fax: 886-2-28350954
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Abstract

Penetrating injuries of the paranasal sinuses due to foreign bodies are rare, especially as a result of a traffic accident. Here we report a patient with a ballpoint pen lodged in his left eye following a traffic accident. The pen extended from the medial aspect of the left orbit, through the left ethmoid sinus and the nasal septum, to the right sphenoid sinus. We removed the pen uneventfully using endoscopic sinus surgery. There are no similar reports in the English literature and we therefore present this case because of its rarity.

Keywords

Wounds, penetratingParanasal sinusesForeign bodies

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Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 1202 - 1204
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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