Traumatic retrobulbar hemorrhage: Emergent decompression by lateral canthotomy and cantholysis

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-256

  Vassallo, Susi ^a,c   Hartstein, Morris ^a   Howard, David ^b   Stetz, Jessica ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye trauma; Lateral cantholysis; Lateral canthotomy; Orbital decompression; Orbital hemorrhage; Orbital trauma; Retrobulbar hematoma; Retrobulbar hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EYE INJURY; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; ORBIT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; SPACE; VISION;

AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EYE INJURIES; EYELIDS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROBULBAR HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0036202501     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(01)00477-2     Document Type: Article

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