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[Draf's endonasal drainage for inflammatory frontal sinus disease]
Xuejun You1, Wolfgang Draf, Ulrike Bockmühl
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. drxjyou@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To introduce endonasal drainage procedures to frontal sinus in inflammatory sinus disease and its indications, methods and efficacy.
Method:
One hundred thirty two patients undergoing Draf I-III frontal sinus drainage procedures with 1-12 years follow-up were reviewed retrospectively.
Result:
Forty two patients underwent type I frontal sinusotomy, 43 type II sinusotomy and 47 type III sinusotomy. A successful result was seen in these groups, 83.4%, 83.7%, and 89.4% respectively. Best effect was gained by type III sinusotomy. There was no significant difference in efficacy between the different Draf frontal sinus drainage procedures (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
Endonasal microscopic-endoscopic frontal drainage treatment of refractory, polypoid and recurrent frontal sinusitis can yield successful results.
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