title: Frozen section--guided surgical debridement for management of rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a new method of surgical treatment for rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We treated a patient with extensive surgical debridement of mucormycosis with intraoperative frozen section guidance. The patient did not require exenteration.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our patient survived with normal vision and no diplopia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Frozen section-guided surgical debridement in rhino-orbital mucormycosis may provide an alternative to traditional radical surgical excision. In selected cases, this new method of treatment may cause less morbidity than do traditional treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506-9193, USA. JDKMKL@access.mountain.net
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Langford
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: McCartney
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005629:Frozen Sections; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome