OBJECTIVE: One of the common complications of @entity697 sinus is cellulitis of the orbit. This is secondary to the spread of infection through the very thin bony wall between the ethmoid sinuses and the orbit, the roof of the orbit in frontal @entity1244 , and the floor of the orbit in maxillary @entity1244 . When the infection does not penetrate the periorbita, it dissects under the periosteum and forms subperiosteal @entity733 . METHODS: We experienced 10 @entity1 with subperiosteal @entity733 for 10 years from 1992 to 2002 that required surgical drainage. The age of the @entity1 ranged from 4 to 76 years including five males and five females. RESULTS: Successful and safe drainage of the @entity733 with endoscopic sinus surgery was obtained in four @entity1 while six @entity1 required external surgery. The selection of the surgical approach depended upon the localization of @entity733 in the orbit. Five of the seven @entity1 with @entity227 resulted in a complete recovery of vision after surgery. However, there was no improvement of visual acuity in the other two @entity1 who had already shown severe @entity227 prior to treatment. CONCLUSION: Ocular symptoms such as exophthalmos, @entity892 , and @entity1736 subsided completely in all @entity1 . It is suggested that prompt diagnosis and surgical @entity227 rescue or recover the vision.

Surgical treatment of subperiosteal XXXX of the orbit: Sendai's ten-year experience.

@entity1244 :: ('MESH:D012852', 'Disease') :: ['sinusitis'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity227 :: ('MESH:D014786', 'Disease') :: ['drainage before severe loss of visual acuity', 'damage of vision', 'visual disturbance'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute infection of the paranasal'] @entity733 :: ('MESH:D000038', 'Disease') :: ['abscess'] @entity892 :: ('MESH:D004172', 'Disease') :: ['double vision'] @entity1736 :: ('MESH:D001763', 'Disease') :: ['ptosis']
@entity733 :: (MESH:D000038,Disease) :: ['abscess']
