Endoscopic view of a long-term inferior meatal antrostomy.(RHINOSCOPIC CLINIC)

From: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal | Date: June 1, 2007| Author: Yanagisawa, Eiji; Christmas, Dewey A., Jr.; Mirante, Joseph P. | Copyright information

A 70-year-old man sought treatment for postnasal drainage. He had undergone sinus surgery 33 years earlier. At that time, inferior meatal antrostomies were performed without stripping of the maxillary sinus mucosa. The natural ostia of the maxillary sinuses and the uncinate processes had not been disturbed. Postoperatively, the patient appeared clinically to have satisfactorily functioning sinuses with adequate drainage and ventilation.

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