Nonsurgical Management of Retained Needlefish Jaw

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Title Nonsurgical Management of Retained Needlefish Jaw
Creator Clarissa Kum, OD, Jessica R. Chang, MD, Anna M. Gruener, MBS MSc, FRCOphth, Timothy J. McCulley, MD
Affiliation The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
Abstract While scuba diving, the left medial canthus of a 53-year-old man was pierced by a needlefish. He immediately lost vision in his left eye. An orbital computed tomographic scan showed the needlefish jaw in the left optic canal. The left medial orbit was explored surgically but no foreign object was removed. One month later, MRI confirmed the presence of the retained needlefish jaw. A conservative approach was taken and the patient remained stable over 3 months of follow-up.
Subject Animals; Beloniformes; Eye Foreign Bodies; Eye Injuries, Penetrating; Eyelids; Humans; Jaw; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Older people; Orbit; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Date 2018-06
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, June 2018, Volume 38, Issue 2
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s6nk81b6
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1452573
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nk81b6
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