Rescue technique for complete removal of an accidentally ruptured orbital dumbbell deep dermoid cyst: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report a rescue technique for complete removal of an accidentally ruptured orbital dumbbell deep dermoid cyst.

Observations

A 33-year-old female presented with left proptosis with retrobulbar discomfort for 3 months. Computed tomography images showed an orbital dumbbell deep dermoid cyst. A lateral orbitotomy was performed under general anesthesia. The cyst was ruptured during osteotomy of the lateral orbital rim. The cyst was opened vertically from the ruptured site using a Stephen's tenotomy scissors to visually confirm the internal wall of the cyst and to keep the epithelial lining intact while separating the external wall of the cyst from the bone. There was a small defect of the epithelial lining at the inferoposterior margin of the cyst. Granulomatous inflam

SUBMITTER: Lin PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5956660 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature