title: Secondary reconstruction of a mobile eye socket 30 years after enucleation of the eyeball for retinoblastoma: a case report.
abstract: A mobile eye socket is generally reconstructed by inserting an implant into the scleral pocket immediately after bulbar exenteration, or by attaching the extra-ocular muscles to the implanted artificial eyeball immediately after enucleation. However, exposure of the implanted material and other problems can occur. We achieved satisfactory reconstruction of a mobile eye socket by using an autogenous cartilage graft and a pericranial flap in a patient with long-standing anophthalmia due to enucleation. This case is presented with a review of the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan. Electronic address: otaka@fujita-hu.ac.jp.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D019572:Retinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps
keywords: Costal cartilage graft; Eye enucleation; Mobile eye-socket reconstruction