Demographics:
29 years old, Male
Indication:
Assault
Findings
- Acute mildly displaced fracture of the right frontal process of the maxilla and nondisplaced right nasal bone fracture
- Tiny radiopaque foreign body along the anteroinferior margin of the right globe
- Trace extraconal hemorrhage in the superomedial right orbit
- Extensive facial swelling/contusion, greatest in the right periorbital region
- Moderate mucosal thickening of the paranasal sinuses
Diagnosis
Acute nasal fractures
Orbital foreign body
Sample Report
Acute mildly displaced fracture of the right frontal process of the maxilla and nondisplaced right nasal bone fracture.
3 mm radiopaque foreign body along the anteroinferior margin of the right globe. Trace extraconal hemorrhage in the superomedial right orbit. No evidence of orbital wall fracture or proptosis. Globes are intact.
Extensive facial swelling/contusion, greatest in the right periorbital region.
Moderate mucosal thickening of the paranasal sinuses.
Discussion