Drainage and Orbitofrontal Reconstruction After Removal of a Giant Frontal Sinus Osteoma: A Case Report

Nan Yang; Lingxue Bu; Xiaoyang Shan; Yan Huang; Fengzhi Liu; Huibin Sun; Shuangyi Wang

doi:10.1177/01455613221098786

Drainage and Orbitofrontal Reconstruction After Removal of a Giant Frontal Sinus Osteoma: A Case Report

Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 May 17:1455613221098786. doi: 10.1177/01455613221098786. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Nan Yang^{1

2}, Lingxue Bu^{1

2}, Xiaoyang Shan^{1

2}, Yan Huang¹, Fengzhi Liu¹, Huibin Sun^{1

2}, Shuangyi Wang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
² School of Stomatology of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

PMID: 35581165
DOI: 10.1177/01455613221098786

Abstract

After removal of a large frontal sinus osteoma in this case, the contralateral nasofrontal canal was opened to drain the intraoperative fluid and prevent infection, and the defect in the orbitofrontal area was restored using a titanium mesh designed with 3D printing technology.

Keywords: frontal sinus; frontal sinus drainage canal; osteoma; reconstruction of the orbitofrontal region.