Transnasal endoscopic management of frontal mucoceles.
Traditional teaching has emphasized the need for complete removal of sinus mucocele to achieve a cure. With the introduction of endoscopic sinus surgical instruments and techniques, however, there has been a trend toward transnasal endoscopic management of frontal mucoceles with recurrence rates at or close to 0%. This article presents a useful classification of frontal mucoceles and the transnasal endoscopic surgical technique.
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Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York-Health Science Center at Brooklyn, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed