Repair of orbital fracture: the antral balloon with implantable reservoir technique.
The antral balloon technique is a useful procedure for the treatment of orbital fracture. Its advantages include being able to apply it without any donor-site morbidity. However, the saline injection catheter, which is inserted nasally from the natural ostium, sometimes causes discomfort. We present our new antral balloon technique with an implantable reservoir dome. This technique did not cause patient discomfort because no saline injection catheter was inserted nasally. It contributed to long-term placement of the antral balloon. Of 30 patients, satisfactory symmetries were achieved in 27 patients and the others required subsequent calvarial bone grafting for correction because of residual enophthalmos.
From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masanobu
M
Yamashita
Akiko
A
Nishio
Haruhisa
H
Daizo
Miyuki
M
Kishibe
Kenichi
K
Shimada
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002648:Child; D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult