Intraorbital aerocele.
We describes a patient with the rare finding of intraorbital aerocele. The evaluation, including x-ray films and computerized tomographic scan, the differential diagnosis, and treatment are discussed. The uniqueness of such a lesion and its implications for ophthalmic and otolaryngologic surgery is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery