| Silent sinus syndrome: dynamic changes in the position of the orbital floor after restoration of normal sinus pressure. | |
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PMID: 21835074 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Background:Silent sinus syndrome is characterised by spontaneous enophthalmos and hypoglobus, in association with chronic atelectasis of the maxillary sinus, and in the absence of signs or symptoms of intrinsic sinonasal inflammatory disease. Traditionally, correction of the enophthalmos involved reconstruction of the orbital floor, which was performed simultaneously with sinus surgery. Recently, there has been increasing evidence to support the performance of uncinectomy and antrostomy alone, then orbital floor reconstruction as a second-stage procedure if needed.Methods:We performed a retrospective review of 23 cases of chronic maxillary atelectasis managed in our unit with endoscopic uncinectomy and antrostomy alone. All patients were operated upon by the same surgeon.Results:Twenty-two of the 23 patients had either complete or partial resolution. One patient had ongoing enophthalmos, and was considered for an orbital floor reconstruction as a second-stage procedure.Conclusion:Our case series demonstrates that dynamic changes in orbital floor position can occur after sinus re-ventilation. These findings support the approach of delaying orbital floor reconstruction in cases of silent sinus syndrome treated with sinus re-ventilation, as such reconstruction may prove unnecessary over time. |
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R Sivasubramaniam; R Sacks; M Thornton |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-11 |
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Title: The Journal of laryngology and otology Volume: - ISSN: 1748-5460 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-8-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8706896 Medline TA: J Laryngol Otol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Ear, Nose and Throat Department, The Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Australia. |
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