Many embolization procedures have been described for the treatment of cavernous dural fistulas, including direct superior ophthalmic vein cannulation. Sometimes thrombosis of the superior ophthalmic vein or an anatomic variant will not allow its cannulation. Herein, we describe a case of a cavernous dural fistula in which an anteriorly narrowed and thrombosed superior ophthalmic vein was cannul...

Cavernoma is a benign tumour of the orbit. It results in proptosis, visual disturbance, diplopia and ptosis eye. amenable to surgery without recurrence. We report case left orbital cavernoma female, who presented with non-pulsatile painless no perception light. Her MRI revealed orbit inferior optic nerve. She was operated by endoscopic transmaxillary orbitotomy. This easily removed tumour, avoi...

There has been of latent trend to advise exploration of all orbital tumours throughi the transfrontal route. Such an operation is of course in the province of the neurosurgeon. Perhaps one reason for this is the statement of so eminent a neurosurgeon as W. E. Dandy (1943) that in his experience in 75 to 80%,/, of cases both the orbit and the cranial cavity are involved in a neoplasm which cause...

Background: Proptosis is one of the difficult to manage clinical entity faced by surgeons in emergency. Objective: To determine visual analysis following orbitotomy and complications in proptosis patients. Methodology: Study Design: Quasi-experimental, st study. Study Settings and Duration: At the Ophthalmology Department, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, from 1 th April 2014 to 30 ...