title: Chemosis as complication in transconjunctival approach for orbital trauma.
abstract: The aim of this report was to discuss a complication resulting from a transconjunctival approach to treating an orbital fracture. A 30-year-old male patient presented with a fracture to the zygomatic orbital complex. He was treated with transconjunctival conventional surgical treatment. Two days after surgical treatment, the patient presented with secondary chemosis which was initially slight and then subsequently worsened. The clinical situation was managed with topical and systemic corticosteroids and resolved within one postoperative month. Two-year follow-up showed ptosis of the upper eyelid and limited infraversion in the affected eye. This unusual complication associated with an orbital trauma was resolved with minor functional alterations, although the consequences observed after 2 years were not completely satisfactory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.; Center for Research in Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8153-0676
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olate
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Celso
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4683-564X
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palmieri
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Oral Diagnosis, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5229-5723
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Moraes
keywords: Complications; Orbital approach; Orbital fracture