Traumatic transconjunctival orbital emphysema.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Orbital emphysema can be produced by trans-conjunctival migration of air from a high pressure airgun. In an industrial accident an 8 mm conjunctival laceration was produced in the superior fornix which acted as a portal of entry for air into the subconjunctival, subcutaneous, and retrobulbar spaces. Computed tomography revealed no evidence of orbital fracture and showed that traumatic orbital emphysema occurred without a broken orbital bone.
Medical subject headings
- Accidents, Occupational
- Conjunctiva
- Emphysema
- Orbital Diseases