title: SubTenon's infusion of steroids for treatment of orbital hemangiomas.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To introduce an alternate technique for the treatment of infantile orbital hemangiomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Non-comparative case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven consecutive children with orbital hemangiomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Posterior subTenon's steroid infusion using a blunt-tip cannula.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical stabilization, improvement, or resolution.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant and sustained involution of the hemangiomas occurred in all cases. No local or systemic complications occurred.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of subTenon's steroid infusion for the treatment of orbital hemangiomas in children are encouraging and may be associated with fewer intraoperative risks compared with direct intralesional injection.
authors.affiliation: Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston 77030, USA.
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Coats
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.forename: Vincent J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: D'Elia
authors.forename: Kathryn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Brady-McCreery
authors.forename: Evelyn A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Paysse
mesh_terms: D001623:Betamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000187:drug effects*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018324:Hemangioma, Capillary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; C028994:betamethasone sodium phosphate; D001623:Betamethasone; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide