[One case report: removal of foreign body in ethmoidal sinus-medial orbital wall through nose assisted by endoscope].

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The patient was male, 20 years old, and complained of pain, bleeding and decreased vision after the right eye was injured by nail for an hour.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

right exophthalmos, conjunctival edema, skin laceration at the lower eyelid of right eye, limitation of eye movement, asymmetric eyes and weak light-reflecting. X-ray showed: metallic foreign body shadow in the right orbit, 0.5 cm x 0.4 cm approximately. Orbit and paranasal sinus CT showed: 1 hematoma of the right eye and inside. 2 high density foreign body embedded in the bone wall of the inside of right orbit and ethmoid. 3 medial wall fracture of right eye orbit. 4 bilateral maxillary sinus and right ethmoidal sinus effusion. 5 slightly left side of nasal septum. The patient was initially diagnosed as foreign body in right ethmoidal sinus, skin laceration of right lower eyelid, retrobulbar hematoma.