title: Transantral sphenoethmoidectomy: a procedure for the 1990s?
abstract: Currently, among otolaryngologists, much attention is focused on the surgical management of paranasal sinus disease. However, transantral sphenoethmoidectomy is rarely mentioned in the literature of the past several decades. We reviewed a consecutive series of 98 patients over a 12-year period who underwent transantral sphenoethmoidectomy in the treatment of severe chronic hyperplastic pansinusitis. The major and minor complications encountered are tabulated, as are the clinical outcomes. A description of the operative technique is followed by a discussion of the indications for this approach. We believe transantral sphenoethmoidectomy has a useful place in modern paranasal sinus surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA 92354.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Malotte
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Petti
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Chonkich
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery