Three-hundred and sixty degrees of surgical approaches to the maxillary sinus.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To demonstrate three-hundred and sixty degrees of maxillary sinus (MS) surgical approaches using cadaveric dissections, highlighting the step-by-step anatomy of each procedure.

Methods

Two latex-injected cadaveric specimens were utilized to perform surgical dissections to demonstrate different approaches to the MS. The procedures were documented with macroscopic images and endoscopic pictures.

Results

Dissections were performed to approach the MS medially (endoscopic maxillary antrostomy and ethmoidectomy), anteriorly (Caldwell-Luc), superiorly (transconjunctival/transorbital approach), inferiorly (transpalatal approach), and posterolaterally (preauricular hemicoronal approach).

Conclusion

A number of approaches have been described to address patholo

SUBMITTER: Rezende NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9126161 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature