orbital exenteration


or·bi·tal ex·en·ter·a·tion

removal of the entire contents of the orbit.

orbital exenteration

A surgical technique in which the orbital content—eye, adnexa and part of the bony orbit—is removed, to manage large orbital tumours or orbital extension of intraocular tumours.

or·bi·tal ex·en·ter·a·tion

(ōr'bi-tăl eks-en'tĕr-ā'shŭn) Surgical removal of orbital contents, most commonly used in cases of orbital malignancy with local spread of disease.

or·bi·tal ex·en·ter·a·tion

(ōr'bi-tăl eks-en'tĕr-ā'shŭn) Surgical removal of orbital contents.