Orbital exenteration, first described by Georg Bartisch in 1583 [2], and popularized in the modern era by Arlt, is a disfiguring operation that involves total removal of the orbital contents with partial or total excision of the eyelids. Cosmetic reconstruction is a major dilemma in exenterated patients, especially in the younger age group. Eyelid-sparing techniques, retention of conjunctiva, and preservation of the periorbita are methods that have been introduced as modi- fications of exenteration in an effort to aid facial rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of the Exenterated Orbit / Bonavolontà, Giulio; Iuliano, Adriana; Strianese, Diego. - STAMPA. - 13:(2007), pp. 195-206. [10.1007/978-3-540-33677-8_13]
Rehabilitation of the Exenterated Orbit
STRIANESE, DIEGO
2007
Abstract
Orbital exenteration, first described by Georg Bartisch in 1583 [2], and popularized in the modern era by Arlt, is a disfiguring operation that involves total removal of the orbital contents with partial or total excision of the eyelids. Cosmetic reconstruction is a major dilemma in exenterated patients, especially in the younger age group. Eyelid-sparing techniques, retention of conjunctiva, and preservation of the periorbita are methods that have been introduced as modi- fications of exenteration in an effort to aid facial rehabilitationI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
