A Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction after Suprastructure Maxillectomy.
10.18787/jr.2016.23.2.130
- Author:
Jun Woong SONG
1
;
Jung Ho OH
;
Joo Yeon KIM
;
Jae Hwan KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. entkwon@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Orbit;
Reconstruction;
Maxillectomy
- MeSH:
Diplopia;
Enophthalmos;
Humans;
Orbit*;
Plastics;
Quality of Life;
Recurrence;
Surgeons;
Titanium
- From:Journal of Rhinology
2016;23(2):130-133
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Orbital wall Reconstruction After Maxillectomy For Maxillary Malignancies Is Very Challenging For Surgeons. Preservation Of The Orbit Is A Current Trend In This Procedure In Order To Increase The Quality Of Life Of Patients. If The Patients Have Not Achieved A Proper And Adequate Rigid Frame Of The Orbital Floor After Maxillectomy, They Can Suffer From Enophthalmos, Diplopia, And/Or Decreased Vision. The Authors Report One Case Of Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction Using A Bioreabsorbable Panel And Titanium Mesh After Successful Suprastructure Maxillectomy. The Functional And Plastic Outcomes Of The Orbit Were Excellent 4 Years After Surgery, Without Complications or recurrence.