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Published on: June 20, 2018
[Balloon catheter dilatation for frontal sinus ostium stenosis: surgical technique and preliminary report]
M Akkari1, A Dupret-Bories, C Louvrier
1CHU de Clermont Ferrand, Université Clermont 1, Service d'ORL et Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, 58 rue Montalembert, BP 69, 63003 Clermont Ferrand Cedex 1, France.
Objectives:
To report early clinical experience with balloon dilation of the frontal recess ("Balloon Sinuplasty"), to describe surgical technique, to assess its feasibility and effectiveness.
Material And Methods:
This prospective, multiinstitutional case series describes all patients who underwent balloon sinuplasty for frontal sinus ostium stenosis from May 2011 to December 2011.
Results:
Eight adult patients underwent a total of 11 frontal balloon sinuplasty in the clinical setting. The mean age was 46 +/- 12. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia. No complications occurred. Six of the eight patients were deemed cured with a follow-up range of 1-7 months. For 2 patients the procedure was unsuccessful.
Conclusions:
Balloon dilatation of the frontal recess is a safe and feasible technique with a comparable efficacy to conventional surgical treatment modalities. There is a need for randomised controlled trials and cost-effectiveness studies.
