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Orbital varix rupture during cataract surgery.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15050276     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report a case of orbital varix rupture during cataract surgery with retrobulbar anesthesia. No remarkable changes were observed 10 minutes after retrobulbar anesthesia was administered, but a rise in intraocular and intraorbital pressure was noted about 10 minutes after phacoemulsification began. The eyelid could not be closed at the end of surgery because of severe proptosis. Follow-up by magnetic resonance imaging and color Doppler imaging revealed orbital hemorrhage and varix. Based on the time of its appearance, the hemorrhage was thought to be the result of venous congestion caused by anesthetic agent in the muscle cone. Although intermittent exophthalmos is a symptom of orbital varix, silent orbital varix should be considered when selecting the method of anesthesia for ocular surgery.
Authors:
Miwako Yoshimoto; Shun Matsumoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cataract and refractive surgery     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0886-3350     ISO Abbreviation:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Publication Date:  2004 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-03-30     Completed Date:  2004-06-07     Revised Date:  2005-04-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8604171     Medline TA:  J Cataract Refract Surg     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  722-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. myoshimoto@tth-japanpost.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Anesthesia, Local
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Orbit / blood supply*
Phacoemulsification*
Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / etiology*
Rupture, Spontaneous
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Varicose Veins / complications*,  diagnosis
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
J Cataract Refract Surg. 2005 Feb;31(2):256; author reply 256   [PMID:  15767125 ]

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