title: To study the effect of orbital sling on post operative vision in cases of maxillary carcinoma undergoing total maxillectomy.
abstract: To study effect of orbital sling on post operative vision in cases of maxillary carcinoma undergoing total maxillectomy. All patients with the principal procedure of "total maxillectomy" for histopathologically proven cases of carcinoma maxilla in department of otorhinolaryngology and head-neck surgery, N.S.C.B. medical college, Jabalapur, Madhya Pradesh, India from July 2011 to October 2013 were included. Out of the 20 patients irrespective of whether orbital sling was created or not, maximum number of patients 8 (40 %) showed a 3 step improvement, and maximum improvement seen was up to five steps. Out of the 14 patients in which orbital sling was created maximum number of patients 7 (50 %) showed a 3 step improvement, and maximum improvement seen was up to five steps. Out of the 6 patients in whom orbital sling was not created maximum number of patients 3 (50 %) showed a 2 step improvement, and maximum improvement seen was up to three steps. Infraorbital repair with the help of sling results in better improvement of vision as compared to those in whom sling was not or could not be made with no significant difference on eye movements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, N.S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, H.No. 1349, Home Science College Road, Napier Town, Jabalpur, 482002 MP India.
authors.forename: Anirudh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, N.S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, H.No 1336 Sector-13, Near Community Centre, Hisar, 25005 Haryana India ; Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, N.S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital, H.No 104, H.I.G Dhanwantry Nagar, Near Medical College, Jabalpur, MP India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dudeja
keywords: Maxillary carcinoma; Orbital sling; Total maxillectomy; Vision in total maxillectomy