Authors: M. Almaši 1; A. Osifová 2; M. Horňák 2; M. Andrašovská 3; N. Džunková 1 Authors‘ workplace: ORL oddelenie, Východoslovenský onkologický ústav, a. s., Košice, primárka MUDr. N. Džunková 1; Očná klinika LF UPJŠ a UN L. Pasteura, Košice, prednosta prof. MUDr. T. Juhás, DrSc. 2; Klinika otorinolaryngológie a chirurgie hlavy a krku LF UPJŠ a UN L. Pasteura, Košice, prednosta prof. MUDr. J. Kovaľ, CSc. 3 Published in: Čes. a slov. Oftal., 67, 2011, No. 5-6, p. 178-180 Category: Case Reports
Transcaruncular medial orbitotomy is a tissue preserving, time sparing and cosmetically acceptable approach, which is appropriate for treatment of various pathological conditions, as fractures of the medial orbital wall, inflammatory expansions and tumours of adjacent part of the orbit, but also the orbital endokrinopathy and correction of the medial palpebral ligament. Surgical technique and authors’ first experience with this approach in female with orbital haemangioma is presented.
Key words: transcaruncular approach, medial orbitotomy, orbital tumours, orbital haemangioma
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