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Role of Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Joint Authors
Busaba, Nicolas Y.
Silverman, Joshua B.
Gray, Stacey T.
Source
International Journal of Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
Determining the indications for osteoplastic frontal sinus obliteration (OFSO) for the treatment of inflammatory frontal sinus disease.
Study Design.
Retrospective case series from a single tertiary care facility.
Methods.
Thirty-four patients who underwent OFSO for chronic frontal sinusitis (n=23) and frontal sinus mucocele (n=11) comprised our study group.
Data reviewed included demographics, history of prior frontal sinus operation(s), imaging, diagnosis, and operative complications.
Results.
The age range was 19 to 76 years.
Seventy percent of patients with chronic frontal sinusitis underwent OFSO as a salvage surgery after previous frontal sinus surgery failures, while 30% underwent OFSO as a primary surgery.
For those in whom OFSO was a salvage procedure, the failed surgeries were endoscopic approaches to the frontal sinus (69%), Lynch procedure (12%), and OFSO outside this study period (19%).
For patients with frontal sinus mucocele, 72% had OFSO as a first-line surgery.
Within the total study population, 15% of patients presented for OFSO with history of prior obliteration, with a range of 3 to 30 years between representations.
Conclusions.
Osteoplastic frontal sinus obliteration remains a key surgical treatment for chronic inflammatory frontal sinus disease both as a salvage procedure and first-line surgical therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Silverman, Joshua B.& Gray, Stacey T.& Busaba, Nicolas Y.. 2012. Role of Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Silverman, Joshua B.…[et al.]. Role of Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Silverman, Joshua B.& Gray, Stacey T.& Busaba, Nicolas Y.. Role of Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-476635
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-476635