Mucus extravasation into the orbit during frontal sinus irrigation.

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

Published: June 2013

During minitrephination and irrigation of the frontal sinus, mucus extravasated into the orbit through a defect in the sinus floor. The mucus incited a foreign body reaction and became encapsulated within the orbit necessitating excision via an anterior orbitotomy.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0b013e3182622874DOI Listing

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