Orbit Evisceration

The surgical removal of the contents of the orbit. This includes the eyeball, blood vessels, muscles, fat, nerve supply, and periosteum. It should be differentiated from EYE EVISCERATION which removes the inner contents of the eye, leaving the sclera intact.

Year introduced: 1993

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Tree Number(s): E04.540.760

MeSH Unique ID: D017233

Entry Terms:

• Evisceration, Orbit
• Eviscerations, Orbit
• Orbit Eviscerations
• Orbital Evisceration
• Evisceration, Orbital
• Eviscerations, Orbital
• Orbital Eviscerations

Previous Indexing:

• Orbit/surgery (1966-1992)

See Also:

• Eye Evisceration

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures
Orbit Evisceration