Orbital emphysema
Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky on 7 Mar 2023
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Hacking C, Elfeky M, Weerakkody Y, Orbital emphysema. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-37303
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Orbital emphysema is the presence of gas within the orbital soft tissues. It is usually due to orbital fractures communicating with the paranasal sinuses but can be caused by penetrating trauma and infection. It is a common finding also after orbital or ocular surgery.
Location
- preseptal
- postseptal (retrobulbar)
- intraocular
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Cases:
- Ruptured globe
- Orbital emphysema following a sneeze
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture and retrobulbar emphysema
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture
- Orbital medial wall and floor blowout fracture
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture
- Orbital emphysema
- Orbital floor blow-out fracture
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture
- Orbital blow-out fracture and medial rectus muscle transection
- Concomitant orbital blow-in and blow-out fractures
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture
- Orbital blow-out and nasal bone fractures
- Orbital blow-out fracture and emphysema
- Orbital medial wall blowout fracture and medial rectus muscle transection
- Orbital roof fracture
- Orbital medial wall blow-out fracture with remarkably entrapped medial rectus muscle and retrobulbar emphysema
- Medial orbital wall and orbital floor blow-out fracture
- Orbital blow-out fracture with extraconal emphysema and proptosis
- Orbital floor blow-out fracture with retrobulbar and perineural emphysema
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