An interesting case of bilateral bifid insertion of superior rectus muscle as an intra-operative finding in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism

We report a case of bilateral bifid insertion of superior rectus muscles, in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism as an incidental intraoperative finding during eye muscle surgery. The muscle was successfully operated on and the patient did well postoperatively. To our knowledge, this is the first...

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Published in:Surgical and radiologic anatomy (English ed.) 2014-08, Vol.36 (6), p.605-606
Main Authors: Verma, Rashmi, Hertle, Richard W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albinism
Albinism, Oculocutaneous - surgery
Anatomic Variations
Anatomy
Child
Eyes & eyesight
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Imaging
Incidental Findings
Intraoperative Period
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Muscular system
Oculomotor Muscles - abnormalities
Oculomotor Muscles - surgery
Orthopedics
Radiology
Surgery
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Summary:We report a case of bilateral bifid insertion of superior rectus muscles, in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism as an incidental intraoperative finding during eye muscle surgery. The muscle was successfully operated on and the patient did well postoperatively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of this anomaly.
ISSN:0930-1038
1279-8517
DOI:10.1007/s00276-013-1187-0