Giant Orbitoethmoidal Osteoma: When an Open Surgical Approach Is Required

Giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma in children is considered to be rare. This type of pathology can be associated with significant disfiguring proptosis and limitation of eye movement. Here, we report on a child who presented with a giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma that was removed through an orbitofrontal...

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Autores principales: Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam, El Arjani, Turki, Timms, Michael S., Al-Otaibi, Faisal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/872038
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author Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam
El Arjani, Turki
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Al-Otaibi, Faisal
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description Giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma in children is considered to be rare. This type of pathology can be associated with significant disfiguring proptosis and limitation of eye movement. Here, we report on a child who presented with a giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma that was removed through an orbitofrontal approach. The cosmetic result was excellent and evident immediately after surgery. A review of the literature complements this report.
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spelling pubmed-43866752015-04-15 Giant Orbitoethmoidal Osteoma: When an Open Surgical Approach Is Required Abou Al-Shaar, Hussam El Arjani, Turki Timms, Michael S. Al-Otaibi, Faisal Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma in children is considered to be rare. This type of pathology can be associated with significant disfiguring proptosis and limitation of eye movement. Here, we report on a child who presented with a giant orbitoethmoidal osteoma that was removed through an orbitofrontal approach. The cosmetic result was excellent and evident immediately after surgery. A review of the literature complements this report. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 2015-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4386675/ /pubmed/25878918 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/872038 Text en Copyright © 2015 Hussam Abou Al-Shaar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Giant Orbitoethmoidal Osteoma: When an Open Surgical Approach Is Required
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25878918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/872038
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