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Late-onset Pneumo-orbit and Orbital Compartment Syndrome After Blunt Maxillofacial Trauma

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https://doi.org/10.5152/entupdates.2021.210240
Basak, H., Yücel, L., & Beton, S. (2021). Late-onset Pneumo-orbit and Orbital Compartment Syndrome After Blunt Maxillofacial Trauma. ENT Updates, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.5152/entupdates.2021.210240
Volume 11 Issue 3 (2021)
Copyright (c) 2021 Hazan Basak, Levent Yücel, Süha Beton
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Authors

  • Hazan Basak
    Department of ORL, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
  • Levent Yücel Department of ORL, Gülhane Research and Training Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
  • Süha Beton Department of ORL, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Orbital compartment syndrome (OCS) is an urgent condition which requires immediate treatment to avoid permanent vision loss. If the associated increased intraorbital pressure causes optical nerve and disc compression, emergency treatment to reduce the pressure is required. Here, we report the initially conservative management of a minimally displaced medial orbital fracture after blunt maxillofacial trauma and the late but sudden development of pneumo-orbit and OCS. 

Keywords:

Endoscopic orbital decompression endoscopic sinus surgery maxillofacial trauma pneumo-orbit orbital compartment syndrome