Removal of Deep Orbital Tumor through Small Incision Approach.

You, Young Gun; Son, Dae Hyun; Choi, Hye Sun; Kim, Sung Joo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2004;45(9):1578-1584.
Published online September 1, 2004.

Removal of Deep Orbital Tumor through Small Incision Approach.

Young Gun You, Dae Hyun Son, Hye Sun Choi, Sung Joo Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute1, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Myug-Gok Eye Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejon, Korea. cybereyedoc@hanmail.net

심부 안와종양 환자에서의 작은 절개창을 이용한 안와종양제거술

유영근 ( Young Gun You ) , 손대현 ( Dae Hyun Son ) , 최혜선 ( Hye Sun Choi ) , 김성주 ( Sung Joo Kim )

Abstract

PURPOSE
We report on the effectiveness of the small incision anterior approach for the deep orbital tumor. METHODS: The authors operated on 5 patients with deep orbital tumor using the small incision anterior approach. RESULTS: Five cases , 2 neurilemmomas, 1 orbital dermoid cyst, 1 angiofibroma, and 1 osteoma, were treated surgically with the small incision anterior approach and had good cosmetic result, early recovery, and showed no serious complications. CONCLUSIONS: The small incision anterior approach for the deep orbital tumor has a number of advantages over lateral orbitotomy, including shorter operation time, early recovery and good cosmetic results. Nevertheless, this technique requires a precise preoperative diagnosis.

Key Words: Anterior approach;Lateral orbitotomy;Orbital tumor