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The sublabial approach for extensive nasal and sinus resection
Author(s) -
Allen George W.,
Siegel Gordon J.
Publication year - 1981
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 - 10.1288/00005537-198110000-00008
Subject(s) - nose , medicine , sinus (botany) , blood loss , resection , surgery , anatomy , biology , genus , botany
Excellent exposure of the structures of the middle third of the face can be obtained without external skin incisions by combining the basic incisions of rhinoplasty with a wide sublabial incision. In this way the bony structures of the middle third of the face can be completely uncovered. The interior of the nose and sinuses can be exposed simultaneously in the same field, and the perpendicular process of the palatine bone can be removed to provide unusually good access to the nasopharynx. Compared to lateral rhinotomy it is quicker both to open and to close, exposure is better, blood loss is less and there is no visible scar.