R Malik1, G Cormack, C MacEwen, P White. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland, UK.
Abstract
AIM: To document the results of endoscopic orbital decompression performed in a group of patients with thyroid eye disease in order to improve cosmesis. METHODS: A retrospective case review was performed of all patients who had undergone endoscopic orbital decompression for cosmesis in our departments during the period January 1996 to September 2002. A postal questionnaire was sent to all patients who had undergone the operation, in order to assess patient satisfaction. RESULTS: Twenty orbits of 15 patients underwent endoscopic decompression. For all orbits, the reduction in proptosis was 3.7+/-2.2 mm (mean+/-standard deviation; t = 6.5, p = 0.001). For 16 of the endoscopic decompressions (89 per cent), patients reported that they were satisfied with the appearance of their eye post-operatively, and all patients reported a reduction in eye prominence post-operatively. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic decompression is an effective procedure for improving cosmesis in patients with inactive thyroid eye disease.
AIM: To document the results of endoscopic orbital decompression performed in a group of patients with thyroid eye disease in order to improve cosmesis. METHODS: A retrospective case review was performed of all patients who had undergone endoscopic orbital decompression for cosmesis in our departments during the period January 1996 to September 2002. A postal questionnaire was sent to all patients who had undergone the operation, in order to assess patient satisfaction. RESULTS: Twenty orbits of 15 patients underwent endoscopic decompression. For all orbits, the reduction in proptosis was 3.7+/-2.2 mm (mean+/-standard deviation; t = 6.5, p = 0.001). For 16 of the endoscopic decompressions (89 per cent), patients reported that they were satisfied with the appearance of their eye post-operatively, and all patients reported a reduction in eye prominence post-operatively. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic decompression is an effective procedure for improving cosmesis in patients with inactive thyroid eye disease.
Authors: Robbie S R Woods; Qistina Pilson; Natallia Kharytaniuk; Lorraine Cassidy; Rizwana Khan; Conrad V I Timon Journal: Ir J Med Sci Date: 2019-06-16 Impact factor: 1.568