PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lai, Kenneth
AU  - Laycock, Juliet
AU  - Bates, Adam
AU  - Hamann, Julian
TI  - Sino-orbital foreign body caused by a slingshot injury in a young boy
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2022-251214
DP  - 2022 Sep 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e251214
VI  - 15
IP  - 9
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/9/e251214.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/9/e251214.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2022 Sep 01; 15
AB  - Slingshots or hand catapults, historically used as a military or hunting weapon, are common toys among children and young teenagers. Their use can be dangerous as a strike to the eye or orbit can result in significant injuries including blindness. We describe a rare case of a sino-orbital foreign body caused by a slingshot injury in a young boy. The case was managed by a multidisciplinary team involving ear, nose and throat, ophthalmology and paediatrics, and the foreign body of a metal ball bearing was removed using an endoscopic transnasal approach. Although the patient made a good recovery, the case highlights the danger of slingshot devices misused by children.