Endoscopic Assisted Removal of Cystic Diseases of Jaw- A Multiinstitutional Retrospective Study

Introduction: Jaw cysts are a typical presentation for outpatient ENT specialists, and they are frequently treated by both ENT and maxillofacial surgeons. Nonetheless, otolaryngologists have an extra advantage when doing minimally invasive enucleations and excisions due to their prociency with endoscopes. Signifying the need of nasal endoscopy training to oral surgeons. This is a multi-institution retrospective study Material method: conducted between 2020 and 2022 in the ENT departments of tertiary care hospitals in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, North India. There were eleven patients in our study. For maxillary cystic lesions, enucleation and excision were performed Result: with endoscopic help using transnasal and sublabial techniques, or a combination of methods for both maxillary and the mandibular lesions. Patients were followed for six months, during which time no recurrence was found. There are many ap Conclusion: proaches to managing cystic lesions in the jaw, ranging from partial removal to aggressive excision needing reconstruction due to increased morbidity. The combined or endoscopy-assisted technique provides minimal morbidity, excellent results with functional preservation, and total excision.