title: Chronic sinusitis complicating sinus lift surgery.
abstract: Sinusitis has been reported as a complication of sinus lift surgery with antral bone augmentation. The procedure involves the creation of a submucoperiosteal pocket in the floor of the maxillary sinus for placement of a graft consisting of autogenous, allogenic, or alloplastic material. This can result in inadvertent tearing of the mucoperiosteal flap with extrusion of graft material into the antrum. Obstruction of the sinus outflow tract by mucosal edema and particulate graft material may result in sinusitis. We will discuss the clinical presentation and management of 14 cases of chronic sinusitis following sinus lift surgery with alloplastic hydroxyapatite (HA) augmentation of the maxillary antrum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Doud Galli
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lebowitz
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Giacchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glickman
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery