Journal Reviews

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Should we be utilising the pre-lacrimal approach for maxillary sinus inverted papilloma?

2 September 2022 | | Rhinology / Sinus | maxillary sinus, paranasal sinus neoplasms, papilloma, inverted, endoscopy, Caldwell–Luc, treatment outcome, prelacrimal recess, recurrence, systematic review, meta-analysis

For some time now, gold standard management of the maxillary sinus inverted papilloma has been endoscopic medial maxillectomy (EMM). Recently the endoscopic prelacrimal recess approach (EPLRA) has been reported to provide good access whilst preserving the nasolacrimal duct and inferior...

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An eye-opening resection technique

1 July 2019 | | Head and Neck, Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric ENT, Rhinoplasty | endoscopic sinus surgery, inverted papilloma, maxillary sinus, prelacrimal recess approach, surgical outcome

It is widely accepted that the gold standard treatment of inverted papilloma of the maxillary sinus (IPMS) is endoscopic excision via medical maxillectomy or mega antrostomy, and these approaches can be augmented by a Caldwell-Luc or canine fossa trephination if...