Endoscopic orbital decompression for Graves' ophthalmopathy

Med J Malaysia. 2008 Mar;63(1):67-8.

Abstract

We report a male patient of Graves' Disease with bilateral exophthalmos who had undergone bilateral transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression with subsequent improvement of 3 mm in orbital proptosis bilaterally without any complications. Transnasal endoscopic orbital decompression is recommended as an alternative to traditional decompression techniques especially for purely cosmetic reasons.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Decompression, Surgical / methods*
  • Endoscopy
  • Graves Ophthalmopathy / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orbit