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Abstract
Purpose: To describe a novel transconjunctival technique for excision of well-defined masses of the orbital lobe of the lacrimal gland.
Methods: Case series of three patients undergoing excision of a well-defined mass of the orbital lobe of lacrimal gland using a swinging upper eyelid flap. This technique entails a supratarsal conjunctival incision combined with lateral canthotomy and superior cantholysis.
Results: Complete removal of the mass without visible scars was achieved in all cases. There were no complications related to this approach.
Conclusion: The swinging upper eyelid approach produces a wide exposure of the superolateral orbit. It allows safe removal of large lacrimal gland masses without the need for bone removal, while affording acceptable cosmesis.
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Orbit is the international medium covering developments and results from the variety of medical disciplines that overlap and converge in the field of orbital disorders: ophthalmology, otolaryngology, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery, medicine and endocrinology, radiology, radiotherapy and oncology, neurology, neuroophthalmology and neurosurgery, pathology and immunology, haematology.
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