Frontoethmoidal Mucocele Presenting as Progressive Enophthalmos
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
;
: 212-215, 2012.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-171219
ABSTRACT
In this case report we describe a 27-year-old man who presented with progressive enophthalmos for 5 months without any other associated ocular symptoms such as pain, diplopia, or visual disturbance. Computed tomography showed that his progressive enophthalmos originated from a frontoethmoidal mucocele and this caused destruction of the lamina papyracea and shrinkage of the ethmoidal air cell. Finally the enlarged orbital space caused an inward deviation of the eyeball. Endoscopic marsupialization was successfully performed by an otolaryngologist and did not result in any ophthalmologic sequelae. Although frontoethmoidal sinus mucoceles mostly frequently originates from orbital mucoceles, enophthalmic manifestations are very rare. Enophthalmic conditions are not as responsive to surgical interventions as exophthalmic conditions.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paranasal Sinus Diseases
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Enophthalmos
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Follow-Up Studies
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Endoscopy
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Ethmoid Sinus
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Frontal Sinus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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