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Modified Draf IIB with Frontal Intersinus Septectomy for Contralateral Frontal Sinus Disease: A Cadaveric Study
Author(s) -
Friedel Mark E.,
Kuperan Arjuna B.,
Liu James K.,
Eloy Jean Anderson
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.22115
Subject(s) - medicine , medical school , head and neck surgery , otorhinolaryngology , general surgery , surgery , medical education
In previous reports, including one by Cho et al1, two factors are generally considered important in the decision of how to treat frontal disease: the patency of the ipsilateral frontal sinus outflow tract and the accessibility of the disease via endoscopic instrumentation.1 Possible causes of endoscopic inaccessibility to the frontal sinus may include, but are not limited to, complex anatomic topography, prior surgical scarring or stenosis of frontal recess, tumor or new bone formation, prior trauma, and prior medial orbital decompression.1,2