[Clinical analysis of rhinogenous ophthalmocele].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of rhinogenous ophthalmocele, to reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis rate.


METHODS
Sixty-two patients with rhinogenous ophthalmocele disease in our hospital from January 1998 to October 2005 were retrospectively analyzed.


RESULTS
Sixty-two patients with rhinogenous ophthalmocele disease, 18 frontal-ethmoid sinus cystic, 12 nasosinusitis, 6 fungal frontal sinusitis, 10 maxillary sinus carcinoma, 4 olfactory nerve tumour, 6 traumatic carotid cavernous fistula, 6 ethmoidal sinus osteoma. The rhinogenous ophthalmocele caused by frontal-ethmoid sinus cystic and nasosinusitis and ethmoidal sinus osteoma were cured. The maxillary sinus carcinomas were followed up for 5 years, 2 examples are alive, 2 examples are lost. The olfactory nerve tumours were death in 2 years after operation. The 2 traumatic carotid cavernous fistula were death, 4 were cured.


CONCLUSIONS
The disease with rhinogenous ophthalmocele was easily misdiagnosed for the low incidence of the disease. According to eyes reasons of ophthalmocele, choose the suitable operational method, it is satisfied with the result of treatment.
Zhang
Niankai
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Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, 266003, China. zhangniankai6@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Na
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult