RESUMO
Vertebroplastia Percutânea é um procedimento minimamenteinvasivo desenvolvido inicialmente para o tratamentode hemangiomas com risco de fratura e instabilidade;posteriormente passou a ser utilizado para o tratamento detumores vertebrais (especialmente metástases osteolíticas emieloma) e atualmente teve sua indicação popularizada parao tratamento de fratura-compressão osteoporótica com dorrefratária ao tratamento clínico medicamentoso.Neste artigo são formuladas e respondidas questõesfundamentais sobre as técnicas do tratamento, indicações epotenciais complicações. Este artigo resume a experiência dodepartamento de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Santa Cruz emCuritiba (PR), fornecendo, ao neurocirurgião interessado natécnica, uma fonte de referências.
Assuntos
Cirurgia Geral , Coluna Vertebral , VertebroplastiaRESUMO
PURPOSE: Because of the controversial biologic tolerance and management, retained intraorbital metallic foreign body (RIMFb) poses a formidable challenge to surgeons. Besides location of the foreign body, indications for surgical management include neurologic injury, mechanical restriction of the eye movement, and development of local infection or draining fistula. The authors describe an unusual case of spontaneous migration of a RIMFb. METHODS: A 26-year-old man had a gunshot injury on the left orbit. The patient was initially managed conservatively because of the posterior position of the bullet fragment. Thereafter, because of the clinical impairments and anterior migration of projectile, surgical treatment was considered. RESULTS: Spontaneous anterior migration has led to mechanical disturbances and inflammatory complications that comprise explicit surgical indications for removal. The patient underwent surgery with complete relief of symptoms. We suppose that extrinsic ocular muscles might play a role in shifting large RIMFb over time, leading to change in the management strategies. CONCLUSIONS: Spontaneous migration of RIMFb is a rare clinical situation that can lead to pain, local deformity, as well as changes in the management strategies of the affected patients even in the late phase of follow-up.
