Preventing and Managing Complications in Frontal Sinus Surgery

Jean Anderson Eloy; Peter F Svider; Michael Setzen

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.019

Preventing and Managing Complications in Frontal Sinus Surgery

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Aug;49(4):951-64. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.019. Epub 2016 Jun 18.

Authors

Jean Anderson Eloy¹, Peter F Svider², Michael Setzen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 90 Bergen Street, Suite 8100, Newark, NJ 07103, USA; Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
³ Rhinology Section, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 27329982
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.019

Abstract

This review covers potential complications of frontal sinus surgical management and strategies for prevention of these complications. Accordingly, recent advances in frontal sinus surgical techniques are described, and the management of complications stemming both from these and traditional techniques are detailed.

Keywords: Balloon catheter dilation; Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Endoscopic frontal sinus surgery; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Frontal sinus outflow tract; Frontal sinusitis; Frontal sinusotomy; Orbital injury.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / etiology
Chronic Disease
Endoscopy / adverse effects*
Frontal Sinus / surgery*
Frontal Sinusitis / surgery*
Humans
Nasal Surgical Procedures / methods*
Olfaction Disorders / etiology
Orbit / injuries
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Postoperative Complications / therapy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed