title: Temporary adduction deficit after nasal septoplasty and radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinate.
abstract: A 19-year-old boy developed an adduction deficit after bilateral radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinate and septoplasty. Postoperative imaging disclosed an intact medial orbital wall and high T2 signal and enlargement of the medial rectus. Within 3 months, the motility deficit had resolved. This manifestation is attributed to injury of the medial rectus from radiofrequency ablation and represents the first reported case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Yazd University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Sadughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran. saeidatighechi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Saeid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Atighechi
authors.forename: S Hossein
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Alimohammadi
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Baradaranfar
authors.forename: S Abbas
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mirvakili
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000293:injuries; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D011239:Prednisolone