title: Orbital compression syndrome after orbital extravasation of X-ray contrast material.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the orbital compression syndrome after orbital extravasation of x-ray contrast material during catheterization of the left middle meningeal artery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 61-year-old woman had profound loss of vision, pain, and proptosis of her left eye immediately after catheterization of the left middle meningeal artery. Computed tomography (CT) revealed that contrast material had extravasated into the orbit. Her symptoms improved with lateral canthotomy and cantholysis and resolved totally within 24 hours without the need for an orbital surgical procedure to remove the contrast material.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report describes an unusual cause of the orbital compression syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Bluth & Gerber Eye Care Center, Memorial Hospital of South Bend, South Bend, Indiana, USA. eyeballs@compuserve.com
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duprat
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005119:Extravasation of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Materials / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid; D008875:Middle Aged; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007485:Ioxaglic Acid