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Endonasal endoscopic removal of intra-orbital (extralacrimal, extraconjunctival) oculosporidiosis: Anatomical and surgical considerations.
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This report illustrates the successful removal of a proper intra-orbital oculosporidiosis (extralacrimal, extraconjunctival) exclusively by the endonasal endoscopic approach. It also introduces the naso-orbital pseudofontanelle as an important surgical landmark and describes a hitherto undefined intra-orbital extramucosal three-dimensional potential wedge that harbored the Rhinosporidium seeberi infestation as a nodular conglomerate. The patient, a 50-year-old woman, was operated on three years ago for rhinosporidiosis of the nasal cavity and the distal lacrimal drainage system (lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct). The resulting alterations in regional anatomy were evident on imaging. They could explain the present recurrence and formation of the pseudofontanelle that allowed the conglomerate to bulge through the lateral nasal wall on digital pressure, making endoscopic intervention feasible. The primary principle for adopting this approach was to protect the facial skin from possible seeding. With an angled endoscope, the pseudofontanelle was breached and the intra-orbital extramucosal wedge between the bony orbital wall and the peri-orbita entered. The nodules that formed the conglomerate were densely adherent with the peri-orbita and skin. They were carefully and meticulously removed to avoid inadvertent injury to vital intra-orbital structures. Endonasal endoscopic intervention for a true intra-orbital oculosporidiosis has never been documented before. The surgical approach, the newly defined anatomical domain for the intra-orbital extramucosal oculosporidiosis, and the concept of pseudofontanelle characterize this report as a novel clinical experience worth presenting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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