In-office balloon dilation and drainage of frontal sinus mucocele

Treatment of frontal sinus disease represents one of the most challenging aspects of endoscopic sinus surgery. Frontal sinus mucocele drainage may be an exception to the rule because in many instances, the expansion of the mucocele widens the frontal sinus recess and renders surgical drainage techni...

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Published in:Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.) R.I.), 2013-01, Vol.4 (1), p.e36-e40
Main Authors: Eloy, Jean Anderson, Shukla, Pratik A, Choudhry, Osamah J, Eloy, Jean Daniel, Langer, Paul D
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Language:English
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Summary:Treatment of frontal sinus disease represents one of the most challenging aspects of endoscopic sinus surgery. Frontal sinus mucocele drainage may be an exception to the rule because in many instances, the expansion of the mucocele widens the frontal sinus recess and renders surgical drainage technically undemanding. Recently, there has been an increased interest in in-office procedures in otolaryngology because of patient satisfaction and substantial savings of time and cost for both patients and physicians. Similarly, the past few years have witnessed an increased use of balloon dilation devices in sinus surgery. Previously, we have described the in-office use of this device in treating patients who failed prior conventional frontal sinusotomy in the operating room. In this report, we describe our step-by-step in-office experience using this tool for drainage of a large frontal sinus mucocele.
ISSN:2152-6575
2152-6567
DOI:10.2500/ar.2013.4.0041