An unusual orbito-cranial foreign body.
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1992-07-01
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The rarity of orbito-cranial gun shot injury in both war and civilian practice has been reported. In a large series of 351 missile head injuries in the Vietnam war, orbital penetration was noted in 0.6% cases only. Review of literature shows that orbital injury was ipsilateral to the cerebral injury in most reported cases. We have previously reported a rare case of left parieto-occipital lobe injury due to gun shot wound of the contralateral (right) orbit. The case reported here sustained a bullet injury to the left frontal bone but the missile was located below the contralateral (right) optic canal. The rarity of the case prompted this report.
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Misra M, Khan GM, Mohanty AB, Rath S. An unusual orbito-cranial foreign body. Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. 1992 Jul-Sep; 40(3): 94-5