A razor blade in the gastrointestinal system

Razor blade section in cataract surgery.

There are many techniques of cataract extraction and many types of cataract knives have been devised to facilitate an ideal section. Ultrasharp diamond knives were introduced by Durham and Luntz (I968). Sharpness is essential whether the von Graefe knife, the keratome, or corneal scissors are used, and for this reason disposable cataract knives, keratomes, and Bard Parker blades are widely used...

Conservative management of razor blade ingestion

A 30-year-old woman presented to the emergency department complaining of abdominal discomfort. An abdominal radiograph was done, revealing ten rectangular razor blades measuring 5 × 2 cm. The patient was taken to the operating room and a flexible esophago-gastroduodenoscopy was performed. Attempts at retrieval, using both a gastric overtube and an inverted hood, were unsuccessful due to the sha...

How I perform curette-assisted razor blade shave excision

Dermatology Research Centre, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong Excision of superficial and slightly deeper cutaneous lesion can be performed by shaving the lesion using a razor blade. After induction of local anaesthesia, normal saline is injected to make the lesion bulge. A peripheral portion of the lesion is curetted for assess...

Razor blade removal from the stomach utilizing a novel modification of the overtube.

Self-inflicted penetrating eye injuries using a razor blade: Case report

BACKGROUND A 23 year old white male with a history of social and behavioural problems attempted to blind himself chemically, with alcohol, and mechanically, with a razor blade. METHODS Observational case report of a patient who self-inflicted bilateral scleral lacerations with a razor blade, after losing his job. RESULTS The patient sustained bilateral inferior scleral perforations, with hy...