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Orbital Venous Varices: A Rare Bilateral Asymptomatic Presentation

This report illustrates a case of asymptomatic bilateral orbital varices in a 64-year-old Caucasian male. The orbital varices were incidentally discovered while investigating the patient’s initial presentation of bilateral chorioretinal scars and optic nerve head drusen. Magnetic resonance imaging (...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Pappas, Alexandros, Araque, Julio M, Sarup, Vimal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6349571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30705795
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3302
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Sumario:This report illustrates a case of asymptomatic bilateral orbital varices in a 64-year-old Caucasian male. The orbital varices were incidentally discovered while investigating the patient’s initial presentation of bilateral chorioretinal scars and optic nerve head drusen. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and orbits with contrast confirmed the presence of bilateral varices of the inferior ophthalmic veins and pterygoid plexuses. The occurrence of bilateral orbital varices is quite rare, and few asymptomatic cases have been described in the literature.