Surgical and pathogenetic considerations of frontal sinus fungus ball.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 274(6): 2493-2497, 2017 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Fungus ball (FB) is an non-invasive form of mycosis, that generally affects immunocompetent and non-atopic subjects. Involvement of the frontal sinus is extremely rare. We report two cases with frontal sinus fungus ball that underwent endoscopic endonasal frontal Draf type IIb or III sinusotomy with complete removal of the cheesy clay-like material. There were no intra-operative or postoperative complications, and no recurrence of disease was evident during the follow-up of 51 and 26 months, respectively. The Draf type IIb or type III frontal sinusotomy seems to be highly effective for the treatment of frontal sinus FB and can represent a valid alternative to the traditional external approaches.
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Asunto principal:
Aspergillus fumigatus
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Sinusitis Frontal
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Cirugía Endoscópica por Orificios Naturales
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Procedimientos Quírurgicos Nasales
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Seno Frontal
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Micosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Asunto de la revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia