[Endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression for patients with dysthyroid orbitopathy.


METHODS
Nine cases (15 eyes) of dysthyroid orbitopathy were included in this study. All patients were treated by transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression.


RESULTS
The follow-up ranged from 6 months to 2 years. Proptosis measured' by exophthalmoter reduced from (21.93 +/- 1.49) mm to (16.87 +/- 1.25) mm after operation. The visual acuity improved from 0.57 +/- 0.12 to 0.69 +/- 0.12, the palperbral fissures reduced from (11.07 +/- 1.44) mm to (8.20 +/- 1.15) mm. Postoperatively, the orbital pressure was significantly decreased as compared with the preoperative result (P < 0.001). Diplopia was cured in 3 of 7 cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression is an effective method for the treatment of dysthyroid orbitopathy.
Zhang
Longcheng
L
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 303 Hospital of PLA, Nanning 530021, China. zhlc_303@163.com
Jiang
Renjing
R
Men
Xiaoguang
X
Liu
Guoshi
G
Zhong
Hailin
H
Sun
Tao
T
D000328:Adult; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*