Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures

Aurora Vincent; Weitao Wang; Tom Shokri; Eli Gordon; Jared C. Inman; Yadranko Ducic

doi:10.1055/s-0039-3399521

Facial Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Facial Plast Surg 2019; 35(06): 645-650
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3399521

Original Article

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Management of Frontal Sinus Fractures

Aurora Vincent

¹Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas

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Weitao Wang

¹Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas

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Tom Shokri

²Department of Otolaryngology, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania

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Eli Gordon

³Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

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Jared C. Inman

⁴Department of Otolaryngology, Loma Linda University Health, Loma Linda, California

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Yadranko Ducic

¹Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas

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Abstract

Fractures of the frontal sinus occur from extreme forces and are often associated with other injuries. Management of frontal sinus fractures is variable and dependent on involvement of the anterior table, posterior table, and frontal outflow tract. Severe complications can developed from poorly managed fractures, such as meningitis, mucocele, mucopyocele, and brain abscess. Surgeons should be aware of appropriate management and surgical techniques for addressing frontal sinus fractures. Herein, we review the presentation and management of frontal sinus fractures, including conservative, endoscopic, and open surgical techniques.

Keywords

frontal sinus fractures - patient-specific implants - cranialization - obliteration

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