Extraction of fronto-orbital metallic radio antenna through Stallard orbitotomy

Orbit. 2013 Apr;32(2):141-2. doi: 10.3109/01676830.2013.767357. Epub 2013 Mar 20.

Abstract

A 39-year-old man presented after falling on a radio antenna while in his yard. Computed tomography revealed that the antenna entered the right superolateral orbit, penetrating through the right orbital roof and extending into the right frontal lobe. A Stallard orbitotomy was performed to remove the antenna resulting in blepharoptosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls*
  • Adult
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / etiology
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / surgery*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / etiology
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / etiology
  • Eye Injuries, Penetrating / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metals*
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures*
  • Orbit / injuries*
  • Orbit / surgery
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Visual Acuity / physiology

Substances

  • Metals