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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
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[Exophthalmos arising from paranasal sinuses].
N Benmansour1, A Hajij, M Ridal
1CHU Hassan II, Service ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, 30000 Fès, Maroc.
Revue De Laryngologie - Otologie - Rhinologie
|April 27, 2012
Summary
Proptosis from sinonasal benign diseases, such as osteomas and mucoceles, is a serious ENT complication. Surgical intervention is the curative treatment for these benign tumors.
Area of Science:
- Otolaryngology
- Ophthalmology
- Neurosurgery
Context:
- Proptosis, or exophthalmos, is frequently caused by intraorbital processes and can indicate serious complications.
- Findings in Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) practice often signal a severe underlying issue.
Purpose:
- To review a series of patients presenting with exophthalmos secondary to benign sinonasal diseases.
- To analyze the clinical presentation, etiology, and management outcomes.
Summary:
- A retrospective analysis of 15 patients with exophthalmos complicating benign rhinosinusitis between 2003-2010.
- The most common causes were fronto-ethmoidal osteomas (9 cases) and mucoceles (5 cases).
- Exophthalmos was unilateral, non-axial, irreducible, with an average symptom duration of 18 months.
Impact:
- Highlights the significance of sinonasal pathologies as a cause of proptosis.
- Emphasizes the diagnostic role of clinical and radiological data.
- Confirms surgery as the primary curative treatment for benign sinonasal tumors causing exophthalmos.
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