title: Endoscopic transnasal cryo-assisted removal of an orbital cavernous hemangioma: a technical note.
abstract: The cryoprobe device is commonly used by orbital surgeons for the extraction of intraorbital lesions. Cryoprobes provide a safe mechanism to manipulate fluid-filled tumors. Such lesions can present in locations in which intraoperative neurosurgical assistance is essential. The authors describe a technique whereby removal of an orbital hemangioma was facilitated by the aid of an endoscopic, transnasal cryoprobe while standard microsurgical dissection was performed concurrently via a transconjunctival approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. peter.campbell@jeffersonhospital.org
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadla
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bilyk
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Murchison
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome