title: Single surgical step for endoscopic surgery and orbital reconstruction of a silent sinus syndrome.
abstract: Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is an uncommon disease characterised by enophthalmos, caused by ipsilateral maxillary sinus atelectasis. The diagnosis is clinical with radiological confirmation. The treatment has two objectives: to regulate the aeration of the maxillary sinus through achieving normal nasal cavity drainage and to restore the orbital architecture. A case of SSS treated in our hospital in a single surgical intervention is reported.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Corporación Sanitaria y Universitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, España. aldacardesin@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cardesín
authors.forename: Yolanda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Escamilla
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romera
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D015841:Enophthalmos / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome