The importance of CT scans in planning the removal of orbital-frontal lobeforeign bodies

Purpose: To describe the management of foreign bodies in the orbit and fron tal lobe. Methods: Reports of two cases. Results: Both patients underwent successful removal of an orbital-cerebral foreign body by anterior orbitotomy. Conclusion: Computed tomography was useful to confirm preoperatively that t he foreign body was not adjacent to cerebral blood vessels and to monitor p ostoperatively for cerebral hemorrhage. A ream approach is necessary in the management of orbital-frontal lobe foreign bodies.