Dysthyroid orbitopathy or Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune disease with a complex pathogenesis that usually occur in patients with hyperthyroidism. Surgical decompression of the orbit is an accepted and validated treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). This is a case of a patient with left exophthalmos and ipsilateral maxillary sinusitis after 10 years from the surgical bone decompression of the orbital floor for TED.
Recurrence of Exophthalmos after 10 Years from Orbital Floor Decompression for Dysthyroid Orbitopathy: A Case Report / Bonavolonta, P.; Togo, G.; Fossataro, F.; Romano, A.; Abbate, V.; Iaconetta, G.; Califano, L.. - In: INDIAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. - ISSN 2231-3796. - (2021). [10.1007/s12070-021-03003-y]
Recurrence of Exophthalmos after 10 Years from Orbital Floor Decompression for Dysthyroid Orbitopathy: A Case Report
Bonavolonta P.;Togo G.;Fossataro F.;Romano A.;Abbate V.;Iaconetta G.;Califano L.
2021
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Dysthyroid orbitopathy or Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune disease with a complex pathogenesis that usually occur in patients with hyperthyroidism. Surgical decompression of the orbit is an accepted and validated treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED). This is a case of a patient with left exophthalmos and ipsilateral maxillary sinusitis after 10 years from the surgical bone decompression of the orbital floor for TED.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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