Watch the screw. An unusual complication of orbital reconstruction

Giulia Del Moro; Stefano Fabris; Pierluigi Longatti; Giuseppe Scarpa

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2013.11.024

Watch the screw. An unusual complication of orbital reconstruction

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Mar;72(3):645.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.11.024. Epub 2013 Dec 4.

Authors

Giulia Del Moro¹, Stefano Fabris², Pierluigi Longatti³, Giuseppe Scarpa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Medical Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, Treviso Regional Hospital, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Medical Doctor, Department of Ophthalmology, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
³ Full Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Treviso Regional Hospital, University of Padova, Treviso, Italy.
⁴ Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.

PMID: 24528568
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2013.11.024

Abstract

Traumatic intraocular foreign bodies are a particular subset of open globe injuries usually caused by metal processing, blasts, or yard work. This case report presents a retained intraocular screw as a complication of mesh positioning during lateral orbit reconstruction after resection of a left spheno-orbital infiltrating meningioma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Screws / adverse effects*
Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging
Eye Foreign Bodies / etiology
Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Female
Humans
Meningioma / surgery
Middle Aged
Orbit / surgery*
Orbital Neoplasms / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures / adverse effects
Plastic Surgery Procedures / instrumentation*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / surgery
Radiography
Surgical Mesh / adverse effects