Lateral Orbitotomy: approach to intraorbital bullet

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Department of OMFS, Khartoum Dental teaching hospital, Sudan

Abstract

Background : Multiple approaches to intraorbital foreign bodies and lesions have been described.The selection of the right and
proper approach is always a challenging decision. A 9 years old Sudanese child was shot when a plummet of a blank bullet shot
him while sleeping in his house. In multidisciplinary joint surgery, Lateral orbitotomy through Cantholysis with canthotomy
approach was performed to remove the intraorbital bullet.

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