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BACKGROUND: Strabismus surgery is underwent with general anaesthesia since it's a paediatric surgery in the majority of cases. The aim of our study is to analyse the safety and tolerance of peribulbar anaesthesia for strabismus surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: sixty two patients underwent strabismus surgery with a peribulbar anaesthesia. All patients had premedication the evening before and two hours bef6re the surgery. All patients were examined to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of such anaesthesia. RESULTS: The main age was 31,5 years. Forty patients were female and twenty two were male. None had report pain. Three patients report just incomfort during surgery. Orthoptic results were acceptable. CONCLUSION: Peribulbar anaesthesia has shown to be an effective alternative for general anaesthesia for strabismus surgery in an attempt to reduce the morbidity and mortality. It take importance particularly in patients of high-risk characteristics and in monocular surgery.
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Anesthesia, Local/methods , Strabismus/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Anesthetics, Combined/administration & dosage , Anesthetics, Local/administration & dosage , Bupivacaine/administration & dosage , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Injections , Lidocaine/administration & dosage , Male , Middle Aged , Time Factors , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are a group of neoplasms characterized by proliferation of malignant lymphocytes. There is a wide variety of presenting signs and symptoms depending on the site of involvement and aggressiveness of the disease. Many organs in the body may be affected. Ocular and orbital localisations are rare, usually discovered in the older people and are exceptional in childhood. CASE REPORT: A 9-year old girl consulted for exophthalmia of the left eye without neither inflammation nor visual function alteration. The magnetic resonance imaging revealed a voluminous orbital tumour, probably a rhabdomyosarcoma. Two biopsies were done on the tumour without conclusion. The biopsy done on a frontal metastasis affirmed the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Chemotherapy led to tumour regression and involution of the exophthalmia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical features and treatment of child orbital lymphoma.
