title: Definitive Management of Persistent Frontal Sinus Infections and Mucocele with a Vascularized Free Fibula Flap.
abstract: Chronic frontal sinus infections in the setting of previous trauma or tumor removal are challenging clinical scenarios. To remove and débride all chronically infected tissue, obliterate dead space, and provide a stable reconstructive yet aesthetic contour are critical tasks in managing these patients. The vascularized free fibula is an ideal flap for this situation; in this article, the authors detail their technique in a patient with chronic frontal sinus infections complicated by mucocele formation.
authors.affiliation: New York, N.Y.|From the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center.
authors.forename: Sammy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinno
authors.affiliation: New York, N.Y.|From the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center.
authors.forename: Eduardo D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation*; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000637:transplantation*; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*