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Orbital decompression: current concepts

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 2002
The orbit in Graves disease undergoes expansion in soft tissue content as a result of the infiltration of orbital fat, extraocular muscles, and the lacrimal gland. Compression of the intraorbital contents leads to disorders of the lid-corneal interface, keratopathy, motility disturbances, exophthalmos, and optic neuropathy.
Donna E, Siracuse-Lee, Michael, Kazim
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Palliative orbital decompression for metastatic melanoma to the orbit

The Laryngoscope, 1980
AbstractAlthough relatively rare, metastatic carcinomas to the orbit are the second most common orbital neoplasm in the adult. There are only ten cases reported in the literature of cutaneous melanoma metastatic to the orbit and, of these, only two had disease involving both orbits.
S, Sobol, N S, Druck, M, Wolf
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Transantral orbital decompression for Graves'disease

Clinical Otolaryngology, 1994
Seventy-five patients with Graves' disease have been treated by transantral orbital decompression. In the first post-operative month the average reduction in proptosis was 3 mm. In the years following the operation this reduction increased to an average of 4.5 mm.
F, Tjon, M, Sang, P, Knegt, R, Wijngaarde, R, Poublon, E, van der Schans, E, Krenning   +6 more
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Decompression of the Superior Orbital Fissure

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1965
A 19-year-old youth sustained a head injury which damaged the third and sixth cranial nerves. On June 23, 19SS, 37 days after the accident, de­ compression of these two nerves was undertaken. This case was previously reported.1 The procedure consisted of complete removal of the mucosal lining of the frontal, ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses on the ...
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Orbital Decompression for Exophthalmos

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1980
In summary, we have presented our clinical experience, diagnostic techniques, surgical recommendations, and the results in 252 patients who have undergone transantral orbital decompression for malignant exophthalmos. Reduction of proptosis up to 12 mm. has been obtained.
Joseph H. Ogura, Stanley E. Thawley
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Orbital Decompression

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2000
D R, Jordan, R L, Anderson
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Orbital decompression for thyroid orbitopathy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997
AbstractBackground:Severe thyroid orbitopathy may result in optic neuropathy, corneal exposure and disfiguring proptosis, Orbital decompression has most commonly been performed for optic neuropathy, but with improved techniques, more patients are undergoing decompression for other indications. Purpose: This report evaluates the results and morbidity of
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Traumatic Orbital Decompression

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 1988
R C, Kersten, D R, Kulwin
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TRANSANTRAL DECOMPRESSION OF THE ORBIT

Medical Journal of Australia, 1970
V, Bulteau, P, Fagan, I, Constable
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Transconjunctival Endoscopic Orbital Decompression

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1997
M J, Sillers, C, Cuilty-Siller, F A, Kuhn, E S, Porubsky, J F, Morpeth   +4 more
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