Management of thyroid orbitopathy by removal of orbital fat: A long-term follow-up study

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Stark, B ^a,b   Olivari, N ^a  

^a Dreifaltigkeitskrankenhause ^*  (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endocrine orbitopathy; Orbital fat; Postoperative ocular balance; Surgical orbital decompression

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; EXOPHTHALMOS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0030061708     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00209781     Document Type: Article

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