An extremely rare case: Transorbital penetrating intracranial injury by wooden foreign body. Case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Transorbital Penetrating Intracranial Injury (TOPI) is a rare case, but those caused by Wooden Foreign Body are even challenging that may pose unusual diagnostic and surgical challenges.

Case presentation

we presented a TOPI following a wood penetrated to the left temporal fossa region via orbital roof due to struck the tree branches while got a motor vehicle accident. The patient was fully conscious with decreased visual acuity in the left eye and left ophthalmoplegia. Non-contrast CT scan showed the linear-shaped foreign body, air mimicking that penetrated medial orbit plane to the left temporal fossa.

Clinical discussion

The surgery was performed with a temporobasal approach and revealed good results with only mild ophthalmologic complic

SUBMITTER: Wahyudi 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8528685 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature