Occult orbital penetrating injury by plastic straw hidden in birthday cake: A case report
This case provides insight into the dangers of smashing faces into cakes as a prank or as a celebration, as there are often support structures in the cake that pose dangers to the anatomy of the face, including the globe and orbit. This case report adds to the minimal amount of existing literature regarding plastic orbital foreign bodies.
Authors
- Douglas Van Putten
- D.‐R. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5507-5227)
- Shelly Rauser
Institutions
- Loma Linda University Medical Center (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.111797
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.71