LEFT COMMINUTED ORBIT FRACTURE WITH INTRA-ORBITAL AIR

LEFT COMMINUTED ORBIT FRACTURE WITH INTRA-ORBITAL AIR.

The presence of intra-orbital air is accurately assessed on CT examination. A fracture through the paranasal sinuses should be entertained as a possible route for spread of air into this region.

PNEUMOCEPHALUS (SMALL ARROW) WITH ASSOCIATED INTRAPARENCHYMAL FRACTURED FRAGMENT (DOUBLE ARROW)

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There is moderate pneumocephalus. The presence of a paranasal sinus fracture or a compound fracture should account for the presence of intracranial air.

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