Orbital endoscopic decompression in Graves Ophthalmopathy

Orbital endoscopic decompression in Graves Ophthalmopathy Summary

Endoscopic orbital decompression for Graves' ophthalmopathy.

Graves' disease may occasionally result in significant proptosis that is either cosmetically unacceptable or causes visual loss. This has traditionally been managed surgically by external decompression of the orbital bony skeleton. Trans-nasal endoscopic orbital decompression is emerging as a new minimally-invasive technique, that avoids the need for cutaneous or gingival incisions. Decompressi...

Endoscopic Orbital Decompression for Graves' Ophthalmopathy*

Background: In patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy, orbital decompression surgery is indicated for compressive optic neuropathy, severe corneal exposure, or for cosmetic deformity due to proptosis. Traditionally this has been performed through a transantral approach, but the associated complication rate is high. More recently, endoscopic orbital decompression has been performed successfully wi...

Endonasal endoscopic orbital decompression in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy.

AIM To present the results of endonasal endoscopic orbital decompression in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. METHODS Endonasal endoscopic orbital decompression was performed in 32 orbits of 21 patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. In 17 patients the surgery was performed because of active ophthalmopathy non-responsive to conservative treatment, and in 4 patients for esthetic reasons. Pre...

Coronal approach for rehabilitative orbital decompression in Graves' ophthalmopathy.

AIMS To determine the effectiveness and safety of three wall orbital decompression by the coronal approach in Graves' ophthalmopathy. METHODS The records of 125 patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy, who had undergone three wall orbital decompression by coronal approach between April 1984 and October 1993, were studied retrospectively. Special attention was paid to proptosis reduction, changes...