[Orbit decompression surgery in patients with exophthalmos caused by Graves-Basedow disease].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate in a prospective trial two surgical technique routinely used for orbital decompression in Graves' disease ophthalmopathy.


METHODS
Patients with Graves' disease exophthalmus (greater than 22 mm) that was euthyroid for at least six months after treatment were admitted to the study and randomly assigned to two groups, twenty six orbits in 17 patients were surgically decompressed with the Walsh and Ogura technique (group I) and 18 orbits in 18 patients were decompressed with Kennedy's surgical approach (group II).


RESULTS
Both surgical techniques were equally effective in reducing the exophthalmus (p < 0.05). Morbility was significantly greater in terms of diplopia and infraorbital nerve lesion with Walsh and Ogura surgical approach.


CONCLUSIONS
Due to reduced morbility, orbital surgical decompression with Kennedy's technique is recommended in patients with Graves' disease exofthalmus.
Pliego-Maldonado
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Servicio de oftalmología, Hospital de Especialidades, Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda G. CMN Siglo XXI, IMSS, México.
Miranda-Ruiz
R
R
Vargas-Aguayo
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A
Marín-Méndez
J A
JA
Peña-García
J F
JF
Guerra-López
J
J
D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies