title: Open Frontal Sinus Surgery: A Lost Art.
abstract: In this article, the historical context and current application of external frontal sinus procedures are discussed. In particular, the frontal trephine, frontoethmoidectomy, and osteoplastic flap are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1189, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. Electronic address: Willam.lawson@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1189, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Frontoethmoidectomy; Open approach frontal sinus; Open frontal sinusotomy; Osteoplastic flap; Trephination