title: [A case of maxillary sinus mucocele with orbital involvement].
abstract: Maxillary sinus mucoceles account for less than 10% of all paranasal sinus mucoceles. They are reported mostly as long-term sequelae of Caldwell-Luc operations. Orbital involvement is an extremely rare condition that might result in orbital complications. A 43-year-old woman presented to the ophthalmology department with progressive ophthalmologic complaints. She was referred to our department for suspicion of a mass in the left maxillary sinus. The patient had undergone a left Caldwell-Luc sinus procedure two years before followed by two maxillary sinus lavages. Findings of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the paranasal sinuses were suggestive of a maxillary mucocele. Endoscopic sinus surgery and Caldwell-Luc procedure were performed to remove the mucocele that filled the maxillary sinus. Because the eyeball prolapsed through the defect in the inferior orbital wall to the maxillary antrum, a Silastic sheath was placed between the orbital base and the eyeball. No postoperative complication was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hamdi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cakli
authors.forename: M Kezban
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keçik
authors.forename: Beklen Sami
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ure
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed