Nonsurgical Management of Retained Needlefish Jaw

Clarissa Kum; Jessica R. Chang; Anna M. Gruener; Timothy J. McCulley

doi:10.1097/WNO.0000000000000576

Nonsurgical Management of Retained Needlefish Jaw

Clarissa Kum, Jessica R. Chang, Anna M. Gruener, Timothy J. McCulley

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	190-191
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000576
State	Published - Jun 1 2018

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Ophthalmology
Clinical Neurology

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