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Use of a Foley catheter for short-term drainage in frontal sinus surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. G. A. Ijaduola
T. G. A. Ijaduola*
Affiliation:
Lagos, Nigeria
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Professor G. T. A. Ijaduola, F.R.C.S.(Glasg), F.R.C.S.(Eng), D.L.O.(Eng), F.W.A.C.S., F.M.C.O.R.L., F.I.C.S., Consultant E.N.T Surgeon, Department of E.N.T., University College Hospital (U.C.H.), Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Abstract

Frontal sinus surgery for chronic disease presents a variety of problems, in particular that of drainage. No matter how successful the surgical technique is in clearing disease from the sinus, it is still important that the fronto-nasal duct is kept patent unless the procedure is an obliterative one. Usually a tube is inserted for drainage and has to be kept in place for several weeks or months. This paper presents a study of 16 patients, suffering from frontal sinus disease, in whom a short-term drainage technique using a Foley catheter was employed between 1979 and 1988 at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. This type of drainage allows effective anchorage and irrigation with a decongestant. It has been found to give satisfactory results after 14 days in place and has had no unusual complications. It is therefore recommended for use in such cases.

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 4 , April 1989 , pp. 375 - 378
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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