Erschienen in:
01.08.2005 | Case Report
Postoperative orbital emphysema in a patient with nasoorbitoethmoidal fracture: case report
verfasst von:
Serdar Tuncer, Erdem Güven, Ufuk Emekli, Sinan Nur Kesim
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Ausgabe 1/2005
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Excerpt
Orbital emphysema is the presence of air in the orbit and peri-orbital tissues [
1], it is associated mostly with trauma and fracture of one or more of the bones that surround the orbit [
2]. Except for compressed air injuries, the presence of air within the orbit implies a communication between an air–containing cavity (the paranasal sinuses or the nose) and the orbit. Orbital emphysema is a radiological sign detected in about 50% of all orbital fractures [
3]. Although it is a benign and transient phenomenon, it may be severe enough to cause increased orbital pressure, which may result in blindness [
3]. The entry of air into the orbit in most cases does not occur immediately after trauma, but follows a sudden increase in pressure within the upper respiratory tract, due to sneezing, nose blowing, or straining. …
