Wooden spatula sinusitis following maxillary expansion surgery

Sinusitis is a recognised rare complication of palatine expansion procedures and is usually caused by the presence of an oroantral fistula. We report the first case of unilateral sinusitis as a result of a retained foreign body (a wooden spatula) following a surgically assisted rapid palatine expans...

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Published in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2019-01, Vol.101 (1), p.e20-e22
Main Authors: Ta, N H, Addison, A, Philpott, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibiotics
Edema
Endoscopy
Fistula
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Maxillary Sinusitis - etiology
Nasal Cavity - diagnostic imaging
Nose
Online Case Report
Palatal Expansion Technique - adverse effects
Sinuses
Surgeons
Surgery
Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transplants & implants
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Summary:Sinusitis is a recognised rare complication of palatine expansion procedures and is usually caused by the presence of an oroantral fistula. We report the first case of unilateral sinusitis as a result of a retained foreign body (a wooden spatula) following a surgically assisted rapid palatine expansion procedure.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083
DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2018.0169