Surgical Management of Frontal Sinus Problem |
Jong Seon You, MD, Duk Eon Kim, MD, Hyun Ho Lim, MD, and Hong Kyun Yoo, MD |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea |
전두동 질환에 대한 수술적 요법 |
유종선 · 김덕언 · 임현호 · 유홍균 |
고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
The definite treatment of the frontal sinus problems, refractory to conservative treatment, is surgical management. And various surgical methods are used acccording to severity, site and the nature of the problems. Frontal sinus operation is indicated in 1) severe recurrent frontal sinusitis complicated with fistula, persistent pain, intracranial extension, bone necrosis and orbital complications, 2) severe polyposis and inverted papilloma and other benign or malignant tumor, 3) mucocele or pyocele, and less commonly 4) frontal sinus fracture, frontal sinus foreign body. Last 5 years, the authors experienced 9 cases of various frontal sinus problems and successfully managed by surgical intervention, so are reporting these cases with review of the literatures.
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