A Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction after Suprastructure Maxillectomy

Song, Jun Woong; Oh, Jung Ho; Kim, Joo Yeon; Kwon, Jae Hwan

doi:2016.23.2.130

J Rhinol > Volume 23(2); 2016

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2016;23(2):130-133.
Published online November 30, 2016.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2016.23.2.130

A Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction after Suprastructure Maxillectomy

Jun Woong Song, Jung Ho Oh, Joo Yeon Kim, Jae Hwan Kwon

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. entkwon@hanmail.net

안와하벽을 침범한 상악동 암에서 상부구조 상악절제술 후 안와하벽 재건술 1례

송준웅, 오정호, 김주연, 권재환

고신대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

Abstract

Orbital wall Reconstruction After Maxillectomy For Maxillary Malignancies Is Very Challenging For Surgeons. Preservation Of The Orbit Is A Current Trend In This Procedure In Order To Increase The Quality Of Life Of Patients. If The Patients Have Not Achieved A Proper And Adequate Rigid Frame Of The Orbital Floor After Maxillectomy, They Can Suffer From Enophthalmos, Diplopia, And/Or Decreased Vision. The Authors Report One Case Of Immediate Orbital Floor Reconstruction Using A Bioreabsorbable Panel And Titanium Mesh After Successful Suprastructure Maxillectomy. The Functional And Plastic Outcomes Of The Orbit Were Excellent 4 Years After Surgery, Without Complications or recurrence.

Key Words: Orbit;Reconstruction;Maxillectomy