title: Delayed enophthalmos following a minimally displaced orbital floor fracture.
abstract: We describe a case of an orbital floor fracture resulting in obstruction of the maxillary sinus ostium by herniated orbital contents. Our patient had delayed enophthalmos in a manner similar to silent sinus syndrome or imploding antrum syndrome. Obstruction of the maxillary sinus ostium by orbital contents carries the potential for delayed-onset enophthalmos and therefore suggests an additional indication for orbital floor fracture repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gagnon
authors.forename: R Patrick
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Yeatts
authors.forename: Zoë
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matthews
mesh_terms: D001860:Bone Plates; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium