title: Twenty one months of frontal sinus stenting.
abstract: The success of a frontal sinus endoscopic or external operation depends on the postoperative stenosis of the frontal sinus ostium. Formation of a stenosis can be prevented by placing a stent in the frontal sinus ostium. The period optimal for leaving the stent in the sinus ostium is yet to be established, but experts recommend a maximum six months period. This case report presents a female patient who underwent an endoscopic bilateral frontal sinus operation in 2005. Postoperatively, she developed a stenosis of the right frontal sinus recess which resulted in a series of reoperations. At the end of 2009, a Medtronix Xomed Incl Parell T-Frontal Stent was inserted by external approach. At the 21-month followup, the patient was still free from discomfort with the stent normally placed. Proper hygiene, regular monitoring and endoscopic cleansing of the patient's stent resulted in the sinus orderly functioning with the stent placed within its ostium, without incrustation or breathing difficulties and headaches as a consequence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia. ivana.pajic-penavic@sb.t-com.hr
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pajić-Penavić
authors.forename: Davorin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Danić
authors.forename: Damir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sauerborn
authors.forename: Natalija
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mrzljak-Vučinić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D015607:Stents