Full-Extension Eyebrow Approach with Supraorbital Nerve Preservation for Frontal Sinus Tumors

Pedro Plou; Simona Serioli; Alex Y Alexander; Luciano C P C Leonel; Maria Peris-Celda; Carlos D Pinheiro-Neto

doi:10.1002/lary.31011

Full-Extension Eyebrow Approach with Supraorbital Nerve Preservation for Frontal Sinus Tumors

Laryngoscope. 2024 Apr;134(4):1633-1637. doi: 10.1002/lary.31011. Epub 2023 Sep 7.

Authors

Pedro Plou^{1

2

3}, Simona Serioli^{1

2

4}, Alex Y Alexander^{1

2}, Luciano C P C Leonel^{1

2}, Maria Peris-Celda^{1

2

5}, Carlos D Pinheiro-Neto^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery and Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic Rhoton Neurosurgery and Otolaryngology Surgical Anatomy Program, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
³ Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
⁴ Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences And Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.

PMID: 37676076
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31011

Abstract

Frontal sinus surgery still represents a challenge due to its complex and highly variable anatomy. In this manuscript, we present a detailed anatomical description of an eyebrow approach that allows full exposure of the frontal sinus with a large osteoplastic bone flap and preservation of the supraorbital nerve. Laryngoscope, 134:1633-1637, 2024.

Keywords: bicoronal approach; eyebrow approach; frontal sinus surgery; frontal sinus tumor; open approach; skull base surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Eyebrows
Frontal Sinus* / surgery
Humans
Orbit / surgery
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms* / surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures*