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Mucus retention cyst of the maxillary sinus: the endoscopic approach
T Hadar1, J Shvero, B I Nageris
1Nose and Sinus Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Objective:
To present our experience of endoscopic surgery for symptomatic mucus retention cyst of the maxillary sinus.
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
Teaching hospital, Israel.
Patients:
60 patients with 65 symptomatic cysts of the maxillary sinus who were operated on endoscopically. Only patients with large cysts that filled at least 50% of the sinus space were included.
Intervention:
A rigid nasal endoscope was used in all cases; most of the cysts were removed through the natural sinus ostium.
Results:
Cysts recurred in only two patients during the first postoperative year. There were no complications from the procedure.
Conclusion:
The endoscopic approach to the treatment of maxillary sinus cyst is associated with a low rate of recurrence (3% in this study) and no complications, and we recommend it as the surgical procedure of choice.