Endoscopic slide-in orbital wall reconstruction for isolated medial blowout fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluated the efficacy of the endoscopic medial orbital wall repair by comparing it with the conventional transcaruncular method. This surgical approach differs from the established endoscopic technique in that we push the mesh inside the orbit rather than placing it over the defect.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 40 patients with isolated medial orbital blowout fractures who underwent medial orbital wall reconstruction. Twenty-six patients underwent endoscopic repair, and 14 patients underwent external repair. All patients had preoperative computed tomography scans taken to determine the defect size. Pre- and postoperative exophthalmometry, operation time, the existence of diplopia, and pain were evaluated and compared between the two methods. We

SUBMITTER: Kim T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7933728 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature