Eye lid and canalicular laceration due to obstetric trauma. Case report. / Laceración palpebral y canalicular asociada a trauma obstétrico. Descripción de un caso.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
; 95(6): 297-299, 2020 Jun.
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de En, Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32001029
ABSTRACT
Ocular injuries associated with birth trauma are rare. Their incidence increases in cases of instrument-assisted delivery, emergency cesarean section, and abnormal presentation of the fetus. We present the clinical case of a premature Asian male baby, aged 33+2 weeks and weighing 1,500g. The infant was born out of a twin pregnancy and was delivered by emergency cesarean section. Following delivery, a 5mm long lower eyelid laceration was observed in the inner corner of the left eye, with injury to the inferior canaliculus. A Mini-Monoka® (FCI, Issy-Les Moulineaux, France) monocanalicular intubation stent was inserted on the seventh day with anastomosis of the proximal and distal ends of the canaliculus laceration. The skin was then sutured with a polyglactin 8/0 (Vicryl 8/0, Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson S. A., Madrid, Spain) suture. The postoperative treatment consisted of tobramycin and dexamethasone eye drops four times per day for 10 days. A good progression was observed, the position of the inferior lacrimal punctum was adequate, and syringation was normal. The Mini-Monoka® was removed after 14 weeks.
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Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Traumatismes néonatals
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Lacérations
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Paupières
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Appareil lacrymal
Aspects:
Ethics
Limites:
Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Langue:
En
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Es
Journal:
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
Année:
2020
Type de document:
Article