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Transorbital and endonasal endoscopic approaches for orbital abscess drainage show similar surgical outcomes. However, orbitotomy was linked to longer hospital stays, especially for medial abscesses.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Surgical Innovation

Background:

  • Orbital subperiosteal abscesses require prompt surgical intervention.
  • Transorbital and endonasal endoscopic approaches are utilized for drainage.
  • Comparative outcomes of these surgical methods require further elucidation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare surgical outcomes between transorbital and endonasal endoscopic drainage of orbital subperiosteal abscesses.
  • To evaluate operative time, visual acuity, hospitalization duration, and complication rates.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of 64 patients undergoing orbital subperiosteal abscess drainage.
  • Comparison of patients treated with transorbital approach versus endonasal endoscopic approach.
  • Analysis of surgical outcomes including operative time, visual acuity, hospitalization, and reoperation rates.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in operative time or visual acuity improvement between groups.
  • Orbitotomy associated with longer hospitalization, particularly for medial abscesses (p=0.028).
  • Higher incidence of periorbital swelling with orbitotomy and postoperative pain with endoscopic drainage.

Conclusions:

  • Transorbital and endonasal endoscopic approaches offer comparable surgical outcomes for orbital abscess drainage.
  • Visual acuity changes and reoperation rates were not significantly different between the two methods.
  • Medial orbital abscesses drained via orbitotomy experienced significantly longer hospital stays.