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Endoscopic transethmoidal decompression of a thrombosed orbital venous malformation
James W Gigantelli1, Michael R Gagnon, Jason A Arthur
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. jgigantelli@unmc.edu
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|May 25, 2002
Abstract:
We describe the case of a 37-year-old woman who experienced a painful thrombosis of an orbital venous malformation. We successfully treated her with surgical decompression via a computer-assisted, endoscopic transethmoidal orbitotomy. Removal of the lamina papyracea and evacuation of the thrombus provided immediate symptomatic relief. Decompression via an endoscopic transethmoidal route provides a more direct and less invasive approach than other techniques.