A missed case of a large occult intraorbital branch foreign body caused by tree branch laceration: case report
Bolun Xu, Shufeng Xu, Yixuan Tong, Zongduan Zhang · 2026
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Bolun Xu and coauthors tell in 2026 of a large tree branch hidden inside a man's eye socket that was first mistaken for infection. A 60-year-old man arrived with a swollen, painful right eye two days after a branch cut, and antibiotics did not help. Hidden plant material in the orbit is easy to miss and dangerous to leave.
MRI revealed a linear abnormal signal inside an eye muscle, pointing to a retained branch with infected pockets around it. Emergency surgery removed a two-centimeter piece, followed by cleaning and standard medicines. Vision recovered steadily, and double vision had fully cleared by the two-month check.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bolun Xu, Shufeng Xu, Yixuan Tong, Zongduan Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |