Open AccessProspective study on the outcome of the sphenoid drill out procedure
Author(s) -
Thibaut Van Zele,
B Pauwels,
Frank Dewaele,
Philippe Gevaert,
Claus Bachert
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhin17.078
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , refractory (planetary science) , quality of life (healthcare) , patient satisfaction , sinusitis , medical therapy , physics , nursing , astrobiology
Chronic sphenoid sinusitis refractory to both medical therapy and sphenoidotomy requires a more extended intervention based on the principles of salvage surgery. Our aim is to describe the sphenoid drill out technique as a sphenoid salvage intervention and to outline its implications on clinical outcome and quality of life.