Isolated orbital roof fracture: Can it be catastrophic?

Orbital encephalocele is a rare catastrophic complication of orbital roof fractures. Early diagnosis of this posttraumatic orbital encephalocele is very crucial because this condition if untreated leads to rapid loss of vision. Whenever displaced orbital roof fracture is identified in a head injury patient, an orbital encephalocele should be suspected. Although magnetic resonance imaging is the investigation of choice, computed tomography of orbit with thin axial and coronal sequences often gives the diagnosis. Frontobasal approach is the most commonly used surgical approach. Supra-transorbital approach is a minimally invasive alternative. Good results with regard to the orbital symptoms can be expected.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Isolated orbital roof fracture: Can it be catastrophic? ; volume:13 ; number:03 ; year:2018 ; pages:935-937 ; Asian journal of neurosurgery ; 13, Heft 03 (2018), 935-937

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen: Sadashivam, Saravanan

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_101_18
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022112410512593824239
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.08.2025, 07:22 MESZ