Superior oblique palsy: a complication of endoscopic sinus surgery

J AAPOS. 2015 Apr;19(2):180-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.10.031. Epub 2015 Mar 30.

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps was treated with bilateral pansinusotomy. Postoperatively, she had a unilateral superior oblique paresis. We suspect that superior oblique damage occurred without involvement of the medial rectus because of inadvertent entry of the endoscopic probe through the superior lamina into the left orbit.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diplopia / diagnosis
  • Diplopia / etiology*
  • Diplopia / physiopathology
  • Endoscopy / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Nasal Polyps / surgery*
  • Sinusitis / surgery*
  • Strabismus / diagnosis
  • Strabismus / etiology*
  • Strabismus / physiopathology
  • Trochlear Nerve Diseases / diagnosis
  • Trochlear Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Trochlear Nerve Diseases / physiopathology
  • Vision, Binocular
  • Visual Acuity