Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2001 Aug;44(8):833-836.
Acute Frontal Osteomyelitis Managed by Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Inchon, Korea.
Abstract
- Frontal osteomyelitis, frequently characterized by the classical sign of Pott's puffy tumor, is a serious life-threatening complication of frontal sinus infection. Anterior extension of the frontal sinus infection leads to osteomyelitis of the frontal bone and subperiosteal abscess. Surgical options are necessitated by the location and extent of infection, and include trephination, frontal sinus obliteration, and craniotomy. Recent advances in endoscopic sinus surgery have provided surgeons another access to the frontal recess. Examination of the frontal recess and removal of obstructive ethmoidal cells or diseased mucosa becomes feasible with nasal endoscopes. We report a recent encounter with a case of frontal osteomyelitis managed by endoscopic sinus surgery in a 22-year-old healthy male. We think that endoscopic sinus surgery is a good approach which can be carried out for the treatment of frontal sinus diseases and its complication.
