Endoscopic view of secretion transport in the maxillary sinus following a long-term inferior meatal antrostomy

August 10, 2012 by Dewey A. Christmas, MD; Joseph P. Mirante, MD, FACS; Eiji Yanagisawa, MD, FACS
| Reprints

It is important to remove any obstruction of the natural ostium of the maxillary sinus or the ethmoid infundibulum because maxillary sinus secretions will be transported toward the natural ostium even when a previously placed large and patent inferior meatal antrostomy is present.

 A 55-year-old man presented with a history of right-sided nasal congestion. He was complaining of a bad odor from his nose. He had been treated repeatedly with antibiotics over a 3-month period by his family doctor. He had no facial pain or upper toothache. Of note was that he had a history of nasal and sinus surgery on the right side 18 years previously.

ENT Journal provides full text articles to our registered members.
Please log in or sign up for a FREE membership to view the full content:

REGISTER AS A MEMBER: http://www.entjournal.com/user/register

SIGN IN: http://www.entjournal.com/user

CitationEar Nose Throat J. 2012 August;91(8):312-316