| Identifier |
Kennerdell_case18_pal.ppt |
| Title |
Lymphangioma (Kennerdell Case 18, PPT) |
| Creator |
John S. Kennerdell, MD (1935-2017) |
| Affiliation |
Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Subject |
Proptosis; Exophthalmos; Lymphangioma; Orbit; Ultrasonography; Tomography, X-ray Computed; Decompression, Surgical |
| Description |
History: 18-year-old man with painful 3 mm right proptosis for 24 hours. Anatomy: Orbit. Clinical: Right eye showing medial conjunctival injection and mass in the medial lower conjunctival area. Spontaneous relief of pain with subconjunctival hemorrhage decompressing the small lymphangioma. Eight year follow-up. Asymptomatic, but persistent swelling, the medial right lower conjunctival area. Disease Diagnosis: Lymphangioma. Presenting Symptom: Painful 3 mm right proptosis. Neuroimaging: B-Scan ultrasonogram with beam coming from left to right with irregular black areas suggesting a lymphangioma. CT scan showing small mass medial to right globe anteriorly. Persistent lymphangioma in right medial inferior conjunctival area. Treatment: Subconjunctival hemorrhage decompression of lymphangioma to relieve pain. |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Format Creation |
Microsoft PowerPoint |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
35mm Kodachrome slide |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: John S. Kennerdell Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Kennerdell/ |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6rf5wqw |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_jsk |
| ID |
180110 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rf5wqw |
