Acute frontal sinusitis as a late complication after midfacial trauma.
The anatomical relationships of the frontal and nasoethmoid region are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the nasofrontal drainage system. A case report is presented in which obstruction of the nasofrontal duct created a delayed frontal sinusitis in a patient with severe midfacial trauma. A brief review of the different conditions that can appear as periorbital inflammation in the posttraumatic period is given, followed by a brief discussion of the various therapeutic alternatives available to the surgeon when presented with this situation.
D000328:Adult; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005592:Fracture Fixation; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology*