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.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: 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

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Sadashivam, Saravanan

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_101_18
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022112410512593824239
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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