[Facial neuralgia after Caldwell-Luc-Operation - Prophylaxis and therapy]

The postoperative neuralgia occurring after Caldwell-Luc-Operation is a common complication. It is important that the consequent surgery on the maxillary sinus does not make a preexisting neuralgia worse. On the other hand the occurrence of the postoperative pain-syndrom should be avoided. There are several possibilities in order to achieve this aim: 1. A precise choice of surgery and correct indication in every case. 2. Surgical diagnosis and therapy should go hand in hand according to the individual case. The operative technique in order to avoid the postoperative painsyndrom after Caldwell-Luc-Operation as well as the microsurgical neurolysis of the infraorbital nerve as a therapy of the neuralgia following a procedure has been discussed.