title: Repair of nasal fistula secondary to radiation therapy for Eales's disease.
abstract: Eales's disease is characterized by neovascularization and idiopathic retinal and vitreous hemorrhages. Therapy in the past included the use of radiation. A case is reported of a patient who received a dose of 15,000 roentgens (approximately 14,250 rad) to the right eye via temporal and nasal portals. He subsequently lost vision in that eye. Thirty years after the radiation was administered, a nasocutaneous fistula developed, and it was closed with a forehead island flap.
mesh_terms: D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014822:Vitreous Body