Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication
Retinal detachment is popularly treated with intraocular silicone oil tamponade. A rarely observed complication of this procedure is intracranial migration of silicone oil through the optic canal. Though this is typically a benign finding, it can be mistaken on imaging for intracerebral hemorrhage o...
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| author | Abhinaya Aroll, MD Austin Campbell, MD Alan V Krauthamer, MD Leszek Pisinski, MD |
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| description | Retinal detachment is popularly treated with intraocular silicone oil tamponade. A rarely observed complication of this procedure is intracranial migration of silicone oil through the optic canal. Though this is typically a benign finding, it can be mistaken on imaging for intracerebral hemorrhage or neoplasm. Orbital trauma has previously been described to have an association with cases of silicone oil migration. Here we present a case of a patient who endured facial trauma, including orbital fracture, and was found to have intraocular silicone oil brain migration. CT imaging of the head revealed hyperdense oil tracking along the optic nerve and settling in the suprasellar cistern and right lateral ventricle. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf58fa9cc4dc44c1856fb9d10ea2bbd52025-08-20T05:06:17ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332025-11-0120115574557710.1016/j.radcr.2025.07.061Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complicationAbhinaya Aroll, MD0Austin Campbell, MD1Alan V Krauthamer, MD2Leszek Pisinski, MD3Corresponding author.; Department of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Ave, New York , NY 10037, USADepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Ave, New York , NY 10037, USADepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Ave, New York , NY 10037, USADepartment of Radiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Ave, New York , NY 10037, USARetinal detachment is popularly treated with intraocular silicone oil tamponade. A rarely observed complication of this procedure is intracranial migration of silicone oil through the optic canal. Though this is typically a benign finding, it can be mistaken on imaging for intracerebral hemorrhage or neoplasm. Orbital trauma has previously been described to have an association with cases of silicone oil migration. Here we present a case of a patient who endured facial trauma, including orbital fracture, and was found to have intraocular silicone oil brain migration. CT imaging of the head revealed hyperdense oil tracking along the optic nerve and settling in the suprasellar cistern and right lateral ventricle.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325007241NeuroradiologyHead and neck imagingPost-traumatic intracranial migration of silicone oilComplications of silicone oil tamponadeBrain CT/MR |
| spellingShingle | Abhinaya Aroll, MD Austin Campbell, MD Alan V Krauthamer, MD Leszek Pisinski, MD Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication Radiology Case Reports Neuroradiology Head and neck imaging Post-traumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil Complications of silicone oil tamponade Brain CT/MR |
| title | Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication |
| title_full | Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication |
| title_fullStr | Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication |
| title_full_unstemmed | Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication |
| title_short | Posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment, a rare complication |
| title_sort | posttraumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil after treatment of retinal detachment a rare complication |
| topic | Neuroradiology Head and neck imaging Post-traumatic intracranial migration of silicone oil Complications of silicone oil tamponade Brain CT/MR |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043325007241 |
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