title: Frontoethmoidectomy with Sewall-Boyden reconstruction: indications, technique, and philosophy.
abstract: The Sewall-Boyden flap, as used to reconstruct a frontal recess after frontoethmoidectomy, is conceptually similar to the endoscopic Lothrop procedure for surgical access to the frontal sinus. The operative technique, indications, and philosophy are presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 400 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Murr
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Dedo
mesh_terms: D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome