BACKGROUND: Phantom @entity158 is a well known and extensively documented complication after limb amputation. Nearly all surgical disciplines have to deal with phantom symptoms related to different anatomical regions and organs but limited data is available about phantom eye @entity158 ( @entity7955 ) after enucleation. Only one pilot study is present in literature. It was the aim of this study to analyze a group of @entity1 with a standardized surgical procedure of enucleation concerning the incidence of @entity7955 and its relation to further preoperative and postoperative data. @entity1 AND METHODS: A standardized questionnaire was sent to all enucleation @entity1 with primary orbital implant performed between 1/1/1986 and 12/31/1995 at M  nster University. Data of 94 @entity1 could be analyzed with regard to @entity7955 , perioperative @entity158 symptoms and further ophthalmological and surgical data. RESULTS: 24 of 94 @entity1 reported @entity7955 after enucleation. The frequency of @entity7955 was less than once per month in the majority of @entity1 (71%). 2 of 24 @entity1 suffered from @entity7955 on more than 4 days/month. Perioperative @entity158 symptoms ( @entity3856 [ @entity3856 ], preoperative and @entity86 ) were reported with a higher proportion (each p<0.0025) in @entity1 with @entity7955 compared to those not affected by @entity7955 . All @entity1 with a preoperative history of @entity3856 longer than 5 years and 75% of @entity1 with @entity3856 longer than 12 months of pre-enucleation @entity3856 were affected by @entity7955 . CONCLUSIONS: Phantom eye @entity158 is present in nearly 1/4 of @entity1 after enucleation and is significantly related to other perioperative @entity158 symptoms.

[Phantom XXXX after eye enucleation].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity7955 :: ('MESH:C073248', 'Chemical') :: ['PEP'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative headache'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity3856 :: ('MESH:D058447', 'Disease') :: ['ocular pain', 'OP']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['pain']
