title: [Endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression for dysthyroid orbitopathy].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, 303 Hospital of PLA, Nanning 530021, China. zhlc_303@163.com
authors.forename: Longcheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Renjing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xiaoguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Men
authors.forename: Guoshi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hailin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: 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*