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2022 Mar 23


Am J Otolaryngol


43


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Trans-superior meatal surgery: A targeted approach for isolated posterior ethmoid diseases.

Authors

Tran L V, Nguyen H T, Psaltis A, Senior B
Am J Otolaryngol. 2022 Mar 23; 43(3):103425.
PMID: 35339774.

Abstract

Surgical treatment for posterior ethmoid diseases has historically been performed through a trans-ethmoid approach which usually required medialization of the middle turbinate, a middle meatal antrostomy and total ethmoidectomy. This can destabilize the basal lamella of the middle turbinate and also sacrifices the integrity of ostiomeatal complex and the healthy bulla if the patient has the disease only in the posterior ethmoid sinus. The aim of this study is to present of a novel minimally disruptive approach for the management of isolated posterior ethmoid diseases.