Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Wooden object stuck behind eye in 2-year-old Weimaraner
By Hartley, Claudia et al.·Published in Veterinary ophthalmology·2007·Center for Small Animal Studies, United Kingdom·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Wooden orbital foreign body in a Weimaraner.
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old male Weimaraner was brought to the vet with a bulging left eye, swelling, pain, and a lot of pus coming from that eye. The vet found a foreign object in the dog's eye socket using ultrasound and later confirmed it was a piece of wood with an MRI. Although initial attempts to remove it through the existing wounds were unsuccessful, the vet performed a surgery to access the area properly and successfully removed the wooden foreign body. After the surgery, the dog was expected to recover well.
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Abstract
A 2-year-old, male Weimaraner presented with acute-onset nonaxial exophthalmos with dorsal deviation of the left globe. Periorbital swelling, pain and a profuse purulent ocular discharge were present on the left side. A draining sinus tract was present in the left ventral conjunctival fornix and another in the left pterygopalatine fossa. The right eye was normal on complete ophthalmic examination. Orbital ultrasonography revealed large, double, linear, parallel echogenic bands with shadowing present in the ventrolateral aspect of the left orbit suggestive of a foreign body. Deformation of the posterior segment was also present. Removal of the orbital foreign body was attempted under ultrasound guidance via the discharging sinuses in the ventral conjunctival fornix and the pterygopalatine fossa. Neither approach was successful; however, a small amount of organic material was retrieved confirming the diagnosis of orbital foreign body. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a linear foreign body of 8 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm extending from the orbit to the level of the oropharynx. A modified lateral orbitotomy with zygomatic arch resection on the left side allowed removal of the wooden foreign body.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17971002/