Frontal Sinus Fracture Management in The Endoscopic Surgery Era; A case report and Review of Literature

Mazen Almasri^1, , Ebtesam Aljerb² and Hanan Shanab³

¹Umm Alqura University, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Hospital / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

²Saudi Board of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia

³Saudi Board of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, (National Guard Hospital / Jeddah), Saudi Arabia

Cite this paper:
Mazen Almasri, Ebtesam Aljerb and Hanan Shanab. Frontal Sinus Fracture Management in The Endoscopic Surgery Era; A case report and Review of Literature. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology. 2015; 3(2):25-28. doi: 10.12691/oral-3-2-1

Abstract

Frontal bone fractures and frontal sinus outflow tract (FSOT) disruption usually approached through open reduction and internal fixation of the sinus wall with obliteration of the (FSOT) using different materials to aid in sealing the cavity away off the brain. However, in the last decades there has been an increasing trend toward preserving the intact mucosa at the sinus and the tract through the use of drug eluting stents. In our report, we present a case of an 18 years old male patient treated via open reduction and internal fixation of a displaced anterior frontal bone fracture with endoscopic tract stenting, that provided eluting corticosteroid (Kenalog) as anti-inflammatory medication of intermittent release.

Keywords:
frontal bone fracture sinus outflow tract sinus stent endoscope steroid

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