Orbital apex syndrome after ethmoidal artery ligation for recurrent epistaxis

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 392-394

  Yeh, Steven ^a   Yen, Michael T ^a   Foroozan, Rod ^a  

^a CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPISTAXIS; ETHMOID BONE; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT; ORBIT APEX SYNDROME; ORBIT DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ARTERIES; BLINDNESS; EPISTAXIS; ETHMOID SINUS; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4644239694     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IOP.0000139524.87938.18     Document Type: Article

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