Histological and radiological signs indicative for chronic sinus mucosal inflammation in Graves' ophthalmopathy

Rhinology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-147

  Gouveris, Haralampos T ^a   Al Homsi, Jean ^a   Gosepath, Jan ^a   Mann, Wolf J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Graves's disease; Histology; Opthalmopathy; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68149134686     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Heufelder AE, Bahn RS. Detection and localization of cytokine immunoreactivity in retroocular connective tissue in Graves' ophthalmopathy. Eur J Clin Invest 1993; 23: 10-17.
2. Kahaly G, Pitz S, Muller-Forell W, Hommel G. Randomized trial of intravenous immunoglobulins versus prednisolone in Graves' ophthalmopathy. Clin Exp Immunol 1996; 106: 197-202.
3. Prummel MF, Mourits MP, Blank L, Berghout A, Koornneef L, Wiersinga WM. Randomized double - blind trial of prednisone versus radiotherapy in Graves' ophthalmopathy. Lancet 1993; 342: 949-954.
4. Wiersinga WM, Prummel MF. An evidence - based approach to the treatment of Graves'opthalmopathy. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2000; 29: 297-319.
5. Walsh WE, Ogura JH. Transantral orbital decompression for malignant exophthalmos. Laryngoscope 1957; 67: 544-549.
6. Mc Cord CD. Orbital decompression for Graves' disease, exposure through lateral canthal and inferior fornix incision. Ophthalmology 1981; 88: 533-441.
7. Kennedy DW, Goodstein HL, Miller NR, Zinreich SJ. Endoscopic transnasal orbital decompression. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1990; 116: 275-282.
8. Trokel S, Kazim M, Moore S. Orbital fat removal: decompression for Graves' orbitopathy. Ophthalmology 1993; 100: 674-682.
9. Graham SM, Carter KD. Combined - approach orbital decompression for thyroid related orbitopathy. Clin Otolaryngol 1999; 24: 109-113.
10. Mann WJ, Kahaly GJ, Pitz S, et al. Decompression surgery for thyroid - associated orbitopathy - a ten year experience. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1999; 107 Suppl 5: S212-213.
11. Lund VJ, Mackay IS. Staging in rhinosinusitis. Rhinology 1993; 31: 183-184.
12. Duvoisin B, Agrifoglio A. Prevalence of ethmoid sinus abnormalities on brain CT of asymptomatic adults. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1989; 10:599-601.
13. Jackson LL, Kountakis SE. Classification and management of rhi-nosinusitis and its complications. Otolaryngol Clin N Am 2005; 38: 1143-1153.
14. Mann W, Trong HD. Comparative endoscopic and histological findings in chronicsinusitis HNO. 1979; 27: 345-347.
15. Duncavage JA, Durkin GE, Lehman RH, Toohill RJ. Dilemmas in the management of chronic nasal and sinus inflammatory diseases of unknown etiology. Laryngoscope 1985; 95: 1178-1183.
16. Rodel F, Keilholz L, Herrmann M, Sauer R, Hildebrandt G. Radiobiological mechanisms in inflammatory disease of low-dose radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Biol. 2007; 83: 357-366
17. Kahaly GJ, Rosier HP, Pitz S, Hommel G. Low-versus high-dose radiotherapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy: a randomised, single blind trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85: 102-108.
18. Davris S, Riechelmann H, Mann W, Kahaly G. Sinusitis in thyroid associated ophthalmopathy. Am J Rhinol 1993; 7: 233-235.