title: Retrobulbar hematoma as a rare complication after secondary correction of enophthalmos.
abstract: Retrobulbar hematoma is a rare complication after orbital surgery, with the potentially disastrous consequence of visual impairment and blindness. We report a female patient who was admitted for enophthalmos correction because of the unsatisfactory result of the primary repair of an orbital blowout fracture and who subsequently experienced the complication of retrobulbar hematoma after operation. The initial presentation of the patient was eye pain with vomiting, followed by proptosis and visual impairment. Retrobulbar hematoma was confirmed by computed tomography, and immediate medical and surgical treatments were instituted. The vision of the patient recovered gradually during outpatient follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chih-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chien-Tzung
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Faye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000601:surgery*; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011095:Polyethylenes; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C084562:Medpor; D011095:Polyethylenes