Nontraumatic orbital floor fracture after nose blowing
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Nontraumatic orbital floor fracture after nose blowing
A 40-year-old woman with no history of trauma or prior surgery presented to the emergency department with headache and left eye pain after nose blowing. Noncontrast maxillofacial computed tomography examination revealed an orbital floor fracture that ultimately required surgical repair. There are nontraumatic causes of orbital blowout fractures, and imaging should be obtained irrespective of tr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2015.12.006