Introduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis is a common chronic disease that often affects maxillary sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery is the most common procedure for treating the majority of maxillary sinus lesions. Objective: To demonstrate the role of canine fossa puncture during endoscopic sinus surgery procedure in patients with severe maxillary sinus disease. Methods: We present 2 cases where canine fossa puncture has been performed as method to obtain a complete access to the maxillary antrum. Results: According our experience, 2 cases on 296 endoscopic sinus surgery (0.6%) where antrostomy and used of angled microdebrider were not sufficient, canine fossa puncture has been performed as an alternative method to obtain a complete access to the maxillary antrum. Conclusion: Although the advent of endoscopic sinus surgery, our cases support the fact that actually canine fossa puncture is a minimally invasive technique useful in selected cases.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Titolo: | Canine fossa puncture in endoscopic sinus surgery: Report of two cases |
Rivista: | BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.03.001 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000412366300017 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-85017281880 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 28400177 |
Parole Chiave: | Angled microdebrider; Canine fossa puncture; Maxillary sinusitis; Middle meatal antrostomy; Otorhinolaryngology2734 Pathology and Forensic Medicine |
URL: | http://www.journals.elsevier.com/brazilian-journal-of-otorhinolaryngology/ |
Appare nelle tipologie: | Articolo su Rivista |