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To describe the clinical presentation of maxillary sinus mucoceles and evaluate the efficacy and long-term outcomes of transnasal endoscopic surgical management.

September 6, 2006Head & Face MedicineOpen Access

Endoscopic sinus surgery for maxillary sinus mucoceles

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FÇFatma ÇaylaklıAnkara University HYHalûk YavuzBaşkent University AÇAlper Can Çağici

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Case series shows complete resolution without revision surgery in maxillary sinus mucocele patients, indicating the long-term efficacy of endoscopic marsupialization.

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To describe the clinical presentation of maxillary sinus mucoceles and evaluate the efficacy and long-term outcomes of transnasal endoscopic surgical management.
Retrospective review of 14 consecutive patients (8 males, 6 females; age range 14–65 years) undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery for maxillary sinus mucoceles between 2003 and 2005.
Surgical intervention consisted of ethmoidectomy, middle meatal antrostomy, and marsupialization of the mucocele in all patients.
Assessed presenting symptoms, radiological findings on computed tomography, surgical details, revision requirements, and postoperative outcomes across 8 to 48 months of follow-up.
Presenting complaints included nasal obstruction (10/14), nasal drainage (5/14), cheek pressure or pain (5/14), and proptosis with cheek swelling (1/14), with 4 patients demonstrating ipsilateral ethmoid sinus involvement on computed tomography.
Prior surgical history included endoscopic ethmoidectomy (4/14) and Caldwell-Luc surgery (1/14), though an underlying cause remained uncertain in 64% of cases.
Over 8 to 48 months of postoperative follow-up, all 14 patients demonstrated patent middle meatal antrostomies and healthy mucosa, with 0% requiring revision surgery.

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Çaylaklı et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a76247fcd662f67b2fbdc68 https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-160x-2-29

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Case series shows complete resolution without revision surgery in maxillary sinus mucocele patients, indicating the long-term efficacy of endoscopic marsupialization.

Endoscopic sinus surgery for maxillary sinus mucoceles

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Endoscopic sinus surgery for maxillary sinus mucoceles

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