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How I do it: endoscopic endonasal approach to the orbital apex

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Abstract

Background

The endoscopic endonasal approach provides an option to approach the medial and inferior orbital apex, with less manipulation of intraorbital structures.

Method

We described the advantages, complications, caveats, and indications of the endoscopic endonasal approach to the orbital apex. An intraorbital extraconal cavernous malformation is shown as example.

Conclusion

The endoscopic endonasal approach is a good corridor to the medial and inferior orbital apex, providing good exposure and little manipulation of the intraorbital contents.

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CT:

Computed tomography

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

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Correspondence to Felipe Constanzo.

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Key points

- The endonasal approach provides excellent exposure to the medial and inferior orbital apex.

- A binostril approach is preferred to the orbital apex due to the angle of attack.

- Evaluation of the particular anatomy of the patient and the use of navigation may decrease complications of the approach.

- Limited orbitotomy and periobital opening avoid fat prolapse into the field and postoperative enophthalmos.

- Careful blunt dissection of the tumor is preferred over sharp dissection.

- Hemostasis is achieved with warm saline irrigation or bipolar cauterization in the lowest setting.

- Extraconal fat may be carefully resected or coagulated.

- Resection or coagulation of intraconal fat is to be avoided.

- For intraconal lesions, the surgeon may work above or below the medial rectus muscle, or retract it.

- Orbital reconstruction is not necessary when only the orbital apex is exposed.

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Constanzo, F., Pinto, J. & Schmidt, T. How I do it: endoscopic endonasal approach to the orbital apex. Acta Neurochir 163, 3433–3437 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-021-04900-5

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