Simultaneous repair of an orbital floor fracture and removal of an ethmoid osteoma: case report and review of the literature

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003 Feb;32(1):94-6. doi: 10.1054/ijom.2002.0275.

Abstract

A case is presented of an ethmoid osteoma, which was discovered during the investigation of an orbital floor fracture. The osteoma was removed at the same time as orbital floor repair and special attention paid to preserving the medical canthal structures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ethmoid Bone / surgery*
  • Eyelids / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orbital Fractures / surgery*
  • Osteoma / surgery*
  • Skull Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tendons / surgery