title: Outcomes After Frontal Sinus Surgery: An Evidence-Based Review.
abstract: Endoscopic sinus surgery is an effective intervention at improving quality of life for patients with medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. The evidence supporting frontal sinusotomy is limited to single institution case series. However, the data for Draf IIa frontal sinusotomy do demonstrate that most patients experience lasting frontal sinus patency on postoperative endoscopic examination and improvements in quality of life. Salvage endoscopic frontal sinus surgery via a Draf III shows high rates of neo-ostium patency and subjective improvements in symptoms at a 2-year time point in case series.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California-San Diego, 200 W Arbor Dr., MC 8895, San Diego, CA 92103-8895, USA.
authors.forename: Adam S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: DeConde
authors.affiliation: Division of Rhinology, Sinus, and Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Sinus Center, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, PV-01, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: smithtim@ohsu.edu.
authors.forename: Timothy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Draf III; Draf IIa; Endoscopic frontal sinusotomy; Endoscopic modified Lothrop; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Frontal sinus drillout; Frontal sinus obliteration; Frontal sinusitis