title: A case report of intraoperative retroorbital fluid dissection after frontal mini-trephine placement.
abstract: We report a case of a 24-year-old male with a history of allergic fungal sinusitis, who experienced an intraoperative retro-orbital fluid dissection after frontal mini-trephine placement. Although mini-trephination of the frontal sinus is a useful technique that is frequently employed during endoscopic sinus surgery, it has potential complications. The purpose of this report is to discuss a previously unreported complication of frontal mini-trephination and its management.
authors.affiliation: San Antonio Military Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Jamie N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Erik K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Weitzel
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014207:Trephining / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Endoscopic sinus surgery; decompression; irrigation; lateral canthotomy; orbital complications