What is orbital Exenteration?
Orbital exenteration implies the removal of all the orbital contents including the periorbita and eyelids. An operation similar to modern exenteration was probably described by Bartisch in 1583 (cited by Goldberg et al1).
What are the indications of Exenteration?
George Bartisch was the first to describe the process of orbital exenteration. He gave full instructions about the instruments and techniques involved in removing the entire contents of the orbit and tumors out of the socket.
What is the difference between enucleation and exenteration?
Enucleation is removal of the intact eye, leaving the muscles and other tissue attachments within the orbit. Exenteration is removal of the eye and the contents of the orbit; variations to the basic technique, saving or sacrificing different tissues within or around the orbit, depend on the clinical circumstances.
What is meant by Exenteration?
Surgery to remove organs within a body cavity.
What is Orbitotomy surgery?
During an orbitotomy, surgery is performed on the orbit that contains the eye. Various incisions are used to access the orbit. Also Known As: Orbital tumor removal.
What is anterior Exenteration?
A pelvic exenteration may be used to treat some cases of gynecological cancers, such as recurrent cancers of the uterus, cervix, vulva or vagina. There are three types of pelvic exenteration: Anterior: Removal of all reproductive organs and bladder. Posterior: Removal of all reproductive organs and bowel.
What is evisceration eye surgery?
Enucleation is the surgical removal of the entire eyeball leaving behind the lining of the eyelids and muscles of the eye. Evisceration removes only the contents of the eye, leaving the white part of the eye (the sclera) and the eye muscles intact.
What is a tarsorrhaphy done for?
Tarsorrhaphy is the joining of part or all of the upper and lower eyelids so as to partially or completely close the eye. Temporary tarsorrhaphies are used to help the cornea heal or to protect the cornea during a short period of exposure or disease.