Diagnosis and management of a wooden orbital foreign body: case report.
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The case history of a patient with a retained wooden orbital foreign body is presented. The report illustrates the diagnostic limitations of orbital CAT scanning and ultrasonography. Systemic corticosteroid therapy facilitated the localisation and surgical removal of the foreign body.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of ophthalmology
دوره 63 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979