title: [Computed tomographic assessment of orbital fractures in traumatic damage of the optic nerve].
abstract: Ten patients with orbital fractures and optic nerve trauma are reported. Fractures of the optic canal could be demonstrated by computed tomography in six cases and fractures of the orbital apex in another three cases. Surgical decompression of the optic canal was performed in seven cases. Computed tomography enhanced decision for surgery in cases of intraorbital haematoma with exophthalmus and narrowing of the canal by bony fragments, especially in those patients presenting with incomplete or progressive visual disturbance.
authors.affiliation: Röntgendiagnostisches Zentralinstitut, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dietrich
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Feldges
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Nau
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sievers
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020221:Optic Nerve Injuries; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Computertomographische Beurteilung von Orbitafrakturen bei traumatischer Schädigung des Nervus opticus.