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CASE REPORT Penetrating Injury of the Orbit by a Needlefish
Miho Ohtsubo1, Kenya Fujita, Kazuhiro Tsunekawa
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto.
Objective:
We present a very rare case of penetrating injury into the orbit by a needlefish. The patient underwent extirpation twice at another hospital.
Methods:
We performed foreign body removal from a right subbrow incision under general anesthesia.
Results:
The foreign body was successfully removed and the patient's diplopia recovered gradually after surgery.
Conclusions:
Treatment was similar to that used for penetrating injury. As there is a risk of secondary infection, it is important to completely remove the fish body, followed by vigorous irrigation and debridement.
