Temporary adduction deficit after nasal septoplasty and radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinate

J Neuroophthalmol. 2009 Mar;29(1):29-32. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e318198999c.

Abstract

A 19-year-old boy developed an adduction deficit after bilateral radiofrequency ablation of the inferior turbinate and septoplasty. Postoperative imaging disclosed an intact medial orbital wall and high T2 signal and enlargement of the medial rectus. Within 3 months, the motility deficit had resolved. This manifestation is attributed to injury of the medial rectus from radiofrequency ablation and represents the first reported case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Diplopia / etiology*
  • Diplopia / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nasal Obstruction / diagnostic imaging
  • Nasal Obstruction / surgery
  • Nasal Septum / surgery*
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / etiology*
  • Ocular Motility Disorders / physiopathology
  • Oculomotor Muscles / injuries
  • Orbit / diagnostic imaging
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Prednisolone