Kuehnel, Thomas and Jaegle, Herbert and Hosemann, Werner and Weber, Rainer and Vielsmeier, Veronika (2017) Orbital floor fracture repair: the endonasal approach. RHINOLOGY, 55 (4). pp. 348-354. ISSN 0300-0729,
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To avoid the dangers associated with lower eyelid approaches to the orbital floor and to improve visualization, we propose an endoscopic procedure for orbital floor fracture reduction and osteosynthesis using endonasal access via the medial maxillary sinus wall. The technique of endoscopic, endonasal transantral surgery is described, together with a retrospective analysis of 17 patients who had undergone this surgical procedure in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, between July 2013 and June 2016. Fractures without infraorbital margin involvement were successfully repaired and enophthalmos and/or diplopia were corrected in all cases. The endonasal approach described here allows orbital floor fractures to be repaired without injury to the eyelid apparatus. Visualization, in particular across the orbital floor as far as the palatine process, appears to be superior to that achieved with other approaches. The increased time required for the procedure and the difficulties of manipulation within a confined space are offset by rapid wound healing without ocular swelling and a minimal risk of complications.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY; BLOWOUT FRACTURES; MAXILLARY SINUS; RECONSTRUCTION; SIZE; orbital floor fracture repair; endonasal; prelacrimal endoscopic approach to maxillary sinus |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Augenheilkunde Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2018 13:01 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2019 14:47 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/586 |
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