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Endoscopic transnasal surgical approach for monolateral myopic non-Graves’ exophthalmos: a case report

Volume 3 · Issue 3 Publish Date: September 15, 2007
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B. Capolunghi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology ?Mellino Mellini? Hospital, Chiari (Brescia), Italy
N. Canali
Department of Ophthalmology, ?Fondazione Poliambulanza? (BS), Italy
L. Grillo della Berta
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sondrio Hospital, (So), Italy
G. Bertolini
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ?Mellino Mellini? Ospital Chiari (BS), Italy
F. Bertoletti
Department of Otorhinolaryngology ?Mellino Mellini? Hospital, Chiari (Brescia), Italy
Capolunghi, B., Canali, N., Berta, L. G. della, Bertolini, G., & Bertoletti, F. (2007). Endoscopic transnasal surgical approach for monolateral myopic non-Graves’ exophthalmos: a case report. B-ENT, 3(3), 135–138. Retrieved from https://www.b-ent.be/index.php/pub/article/view/142
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Abstract

Endoscopic transnasal surgical approach for monolateral myopic non-Graves’ exophthalmos: a case report. Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression is emerging as a new minimally invasive technique that avoids the need for cutaneous or gingival incision. This surgical approach appears to be a safe and effective procedure, even for the treatment of ocular disease, and it can be performed under general or local anaesthesia. The authors present a case of severe monolateral non-Graves’ axial exophthalmos, accompanied by severe anisometropic myopia, which was treated successfully with functional endoscopic sinus surgery. The minimally invasive surgical procedure resulted in a marked reduction of exophthalmos without any severe complications and with minimal discomfort for the patient, who was discharged from hospital on the fourth postoperative day

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Journal B-ENT
Volume / Issue Volume 3 · Issue 3
Pages 135-138
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Published Online September 15, 2007
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B. Capolunghi
Department of Otorhinolaryngology ?Mellino Mellini? Hospital, Chiari (Brescia), Italy
N. Canali
Department of Ophthalmology, ?Fondazione Poliambulanza? (BS), Italy
L. Grillo della Berta
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sondrio Hospital, (So), Italy
G. Bertolini
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, ?Mellino Mellini? Ospital Chiari (BS), Italy
F. Bertoletti
Department of Otorhinolaryngology ?Mellino Mellini? Hospital, Chiari (Brescia), Italy
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Capolunghi, B., Canali, N., Berta, L. G. della, Bertolini, G., & Bertoletti, F. (2007). Endoscopic transnasal surgical approach for monolateral myopic non-Graves’ exophthalmos: a case report. B-ENT, 3(3), 135–138. Retrieved from https://www.b-ent.be/index.php/pub/article/view/142
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