Introduction ▪ The osteoplastic flap with obliteration of the frontal sinus was considered the mainstay of surgical management of the frontal sinus in the 1950s and 1960s. ▪ The osteoplastic approach to the frontal sinus was first described in 1894…
Introduction ▪ Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea originating near the cribriform plate results from the breakdown of barriers separating the subarachnoid space and the paranasal sinuses. This may result from traumatic, iatrogenic, neoplastic, congenital, and inflammatory processes. ▪ A CSF leak…
Introduction ▪ Medial maxillectomy is a procedure historically used for the removal of benign and low-grade malignant tumors of the medial aspect of the maxilla, lateral nasal wall, ethmoid sinuses along the lamina papyracea, and the lacrimal sac. ▪ The…