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Isolated primary frontal sinus aspergillosis: role of endonasal endoscopic approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2013

R Gupta  and
A K Gupta
R Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
A K Gupta*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr A K Gupta, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (Unit II), PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India Fax: +91 172 2744401 E-mail: drashokpgi@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

Frontal sinus involvement in aspergillosis associated with the nose and paranasal sinuses is a common occurrence, but the incidence of primary frontal sinus aspergillosis is rare, and there are few reports in the English literature.

Objective:

This study aimed to evaluate the role of the endonasal endoscopic surgical approach for isolated primary frontal sinus aspergillosis.

Method:

This paper describes a retrospective study of 16 cases of primary frontal sinus aspergillosis. The patients had presented to the out-patient services of the Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, between January 1999 and July 2011.

Results:

The overall success rate of the endonasal endoscopic approach was 82.25 per cent. The disease recurred in three patients and was subsequently managed using the modified Lothrop procedure.

Conclusion:

Minimally invasive endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery was found to be an effective and a safe approach for managing primary frontal sinus aspergilloma, even in cases with larger bony defects involving the posterior table of the frontal sinus.

Keywords

Paranasal SinusesFrontal SinusAspergillosisDiagnosisEndoscopy
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 127 , Issue 3 , March 2013 , pp. 274 - 278
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2013

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