Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report

A 34-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a penetrating injury of the left globe and orbit from a Thomas A Swift’s Electric Rifle (TASER®) probe. The severity of the globe injury precluded primary closure of the globe; a primary evisceration was performed. In this article, we dis...

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Autores principales:	Anna B. Sharabura, Joseph W. Fong, John D. Pemberton
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Publicado:	Karger Publishers 2021
Materias:	thomas a swift’s electric rifle probe injury globe trauma evisceration surgery sympathetic ophthalmia Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ae0980b6a6e449eb9d6ccf88f3efec62021-12-02T12:40:23ZOcular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report1663-269910.1159/000520460https://doaj.org/article/9ae0980b6a6e449eb9d6ccf88f3efec62021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/520460https://doaj.org/toc/1663-2699A 34-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a penetrating injury of the left globe and orbit from a Thomas A Swift’s Electric Rifle (TASER®) probe. The severity of the globe injury precluded primary closure of the globe; a primary evisceration was performed. In this article, we discuss not only the case in detail but also the TASER® rifle and the literature to support our decision in performing an evisceration rather than an enucleation, which historically has been taught to decrease the risk of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) in the fellow eye. We are of the opinion, after reviewing the literature, that SO is not an overwhelming reason to choose enucleation over evisceration and that evisceration has an advantage over enucleation with regard to functional and cosmetic outcomes.Anna B. SharaburaJoseph W. FongJohn D. PembertonKarger Publishersarticlethomas a swift’s electric rifle probe injuryglobe traumaevisceration surgerysympathetic ophthalmiaOphthalmologyRE1-994ENCase Reports in Ophthalmology, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 934-939 (2021)
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spellingShingle	thomas a swift’s electric rifle probe injury globe trauma evisceration surgery sympathetic ophthalmia Ophthalmology RE1-994 Anna B. Sharabura Joseph W. Fong John D. Pemberton Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report
description	A 34-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a penetrating injury of the left globe and orbit from a Thomas A Swift’s Electric Rifle (TASER®) probe. The severity of the globe injury precluded primary closure of the globe; a primary evisceration was performed. In this article, we discuss not only the case in detail but also the TASER® rifle and the literature to support our decision in performing an evisceration rather than an enucleation, which historically has been taught to decrease the risk of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) in the fellow eye. We are of the opinion, after reviewing the literature, that SO is not an overwhelming reason to choose enucleation over evisceration and that evisceration has an advantage over enucleation with regard to functional and cosmetic outcomes.
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title_short	Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report
title_full	Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report
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title_full_unstemmed	Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report
title_sort	ocular taser probe injury managed with primary evisceration: case report
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Ocular TASER Probe Injury Managed with Primary Evisceration: Case Report

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