Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2009 Nov;52(11):928-931. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.11.928.

Reconstruction of Bony Orbit Using Endoscope and Polyethylene with Embedded Titanium for a Patient with Postoperative Enophthalmos

• We J
• Jung T
• Noh W
• Kwon J

• KMID: 1978401
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2009.52.11.928

Abstract

Enophthalmos means displacement of the globe into the bony orbit backward, and usually downward. In post-traumatic enophthalmos, the mechanisms that determine the globe position can be the enlargement of the orbital cavity, the herniation of orbital fat into the maxillary sinus, fat atrophy, loss of ligament support, and scar contracture. It can be reconstructed through several approaches such as transconjunctival, canthotomy, lower eye lid, coronal approach, and by using bone, cartilage, and alloplastic materials. The authors report a case of postoperative enophthalmos reconstructed through subciliary and transnasal endoscopic approaches using porous polyethylene with embedded titanium.

Keyword

Enophthalmos; Polyethylenes; Titanium; Implant; Endoscope

MeSH Terms

Atrophy
Cartilage
Cicatrix
Contracture
Displacement (Psychology)
Endoscopes
Enophthalmos
Eye
Humans
Ligaments
Maxillary Sinus
Orbit
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Titanium
Polyethylene
Polyethylenes
Titanium