Successful Surgical Management of an Intraorbital Hydatid Cyst through a Transmaxillary Approach: Case Report

Ahmet Selçuklu; Mustafa Öztürk; Ismail Külahli; Hakki Doğan

doi:10.1055/s-2003-40600

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DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-40600

CASE REPORT

Successful Surgical Management of an Intraorbital Hydatid Cyst through a Transmaxillary Approach: Case Report

Ahmet Selçuklu¹ , Mustafa Öztürk² , Ismail Külahli³ , Hakki Doğan⁴

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey
²Department of Radiology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey
³Department of Otolaryngology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey
⁴Department of Ophthalmology, Erciyes University Medical School, Kayseri, Turkey

Abstract

ABSTRACT

A patient with an intraorbital hydatid cyst was treated successfully through a transmaxillary approach. Numerous procedures to remove intraorbital hydatid cysts are discussed.

KEYWORDS

Hydatid cyst - intraorbital - transmaxillary approach

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