Transnasal Endoscopic Removal of Bullet from Orbit.

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Published: Sep 20, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31524/bkkmedj.2016.09.008
Keywords:
bullet, transnasal endoscopic approach, orbit

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Boonchai Piriyakitkamjorn, MD
Rhinology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hatyai Hospital, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand

Abstract

A case report of the successful retrieval of a bullet from the eyeball by transnasalendoscopic approach without navigator-assisted intervention. The patient was thevictim of a criminal assault. No evidence of eye movement and visual field complicationsare observed.

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Piriyakitkamjorn B. Transnasal Endoscopic Removal of Bullet from Orbit. BKK Med J [internet]. 2016 Sep. 20 [cited 2026 Oct. 10];12(1):52. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/bkkmedj/article/view/221562
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Vol. 12 (2016): September
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Case Report
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