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Intranasal and transantral ethmoidectomy: A 20‐year experience
Author(s) -
Friedman William H.,
Katsantonis George P.
Publication year - 1990
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 - 10.1288/00005537-199004000-00003
Subject(s) - ethmoidectomy , marsupialization , medicine , microculture , surgery , maxillary sinus , cyst , biology , genetics , cell culture
Ethmoidectomy is an operation that has engendered controversy concerning the best route of surgical access. The purpose of this study was to present the results of the authors' experience in more than 1300 intranasal spheno‐ethmoidectomies and transantral sphenoethmoidectomies performed over a 20‐year period. The authors contend that the most effective ethmoidectomy is the most complete ethmoidectomy and have previously presented a case for ethmoid marsupialization. Polyp recurrence rates of less than 20% and a major complication rate of less than 1% were reported in this study.