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Management of acute surgical orbital haemorrhage: an otorhinolaryngological and ophthalmological perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Shanel Sharma
Affiliation:
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Geoffrey A. Wilcsek
Affiliation:
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Ian C. Francis
Affiliation:
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Donald Lee
Affiliation:
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Minas T. Coroneo
Affiliation:
Ocular Plastics Unit, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
Henley Harrison
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Gerald Wolf
Affiliation:
University ENT Hospital[dagger], Graz, Austria.
Heinz Stammberger
Affiliation:
University ENT Hospital[dagger], Graz, Austria.

Abstract

This retrospective report describes the management and outcome of seven patients who suffered an acute surgical orbital haemorrhage (ASOH), secondary to a surgical procedure performed on either the sinuses, orbits or eyelids. All patients but one recovered their pre-operative vision. A management plan is outlined on how to assess and tackle this complication, so that the ENT surgeon may be better prepared to meet such an acute surgical emergency, should it arise.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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