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    Endoscopic Extraction of a Foreign Body from theMaxillary Sinus

    1. Natsuki Sugiura, MD1,2

    2. Kentaro Ochi, MD1,2

    3. Yasushi Komatsuzaki, MD1,2

    1. 1Kanagawa City, Kanagawa, Japan2. 2Department of Otolaryngology, St Marianna University School of Medicine.1. Reprint requests: Kentaro Ochi, MD, Department of Otolaryngology, St Marianna University

    Toyoko Hospital, 3-435, Kosugi-cho, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Japan 211-0063; e-mail,

    [email protected].

    A foreign body in the maxillary sinus is a rare finding. Possible causes are injury or accident and

    dental procedures.1 Classically, the Caldwell-Luc procedure, which involves opening the anterior wall

    of the maxillary sinus, has been performed to extract the maxillary foreign body. Recent

    developments in diagnostic and surgical techniques using nasal and sinus endoscopy have provided

    much less invasive methods for visualization of the internal structure of the sinuses. We report the

    case of the foreign body of the maxillary sinus that was successfully extracted through the inferior

    meatal window under endoscopic observation via a small hole at the canine fossa.

    CASE REPORT

    A 33-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic of the St Marianna University Toyoko Hospital

    with a 2- to 3-year history of an occasional heavy feeling on his left cheek. He had a history of

    dental treatment in his youth. Plain sinus films demonstrated a radiodense, loop-shaped foreign

    Management of a maxillary sinus foreign body (dentalbur).

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    Case report

    A 28-year-old woman underwent the extraction of tooth 14 for a periapical abscess that was

    unresponsive to antibiotics. During the extraction procedure, the tooth roots were fractured. While a

    power dental tool was being used to extract the roots, the patient heard a snap, and it was noted that the

    dental tool broke. After the dentist failed to complete the tooth extraction, the patient was sent to the

    emergency room at Upstate Medical University for an otolaryngologic evaluation. Our examination

    revealed that the patient was anxious but otherwise healthy. Fractured tooth roots were visualized in

    tooth socket 14, but no obvious oroantral fistula was seen. No bleeding or discharge from the socket

    was noted. The patient had no sinus tenderness or nasal discharge. Anteroposteriorand lateral

    radiographs of the sinuses (figure 1) revealed a foreign body in the left maxillary sinus.

    The patient was started on clindamycin and taken to the operating room, where we performed a left

    Caldwell-Luc procedure. No fistula was visible intraoperatively, but the foreign body, a dental bur, was

    found and removed from the left maxillary sinus (figure 2). The patient was discharged from the hospital

    the following day, and her tooth extraction--with closure of the oroantral fistula--was completed 2 days

    later at her dentist's office. She has recovered completely from both procedures.

    Discussion

    The natural history of foreign bodies in the paranasal sinuses is only anecdotal and is not truly known.

    (7) Reported sequelae include chronic sinusitis, cutaneous fistula, rhinolith formation, and chronic pain.

    (7) Likewise, metallic foreign bodies have been associated with malignancy, (8) and when the metal is

    lead, there is concern for an increased risk of lead poisoning, particularly in children. (7) For these

    reasons, removal of metallic foreign bodies is indicated. (9)

    The classical surgical technique for removal of foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus is the Caldwell-Luc

    procedure, (9) which involves opening the anterior wall of the maxillary sinus. Recently, technologic

    advances have made possible the use of an endoscopic approach for the removal of these foreign

    bodies. (1,7,9) Reported advantages of the endoscopic approach, when compared with the Caldwell-Lucprocedure, include less invasiveness and decreased associated morbidity, decreased risk of tooth root

    injury, and the ability to fully visualize the sinus. (1,7,9) Despite these advantages, open approaches are

    better suited for the removal of larger objects or those located anteriorly in the sinus. (7) In our case, we

    chose the open approach because of the size of the retained dental bur.

    [FIGURE 1 OMITTED]

    Sinus foreign bodies are not common findings. When they are discovered, however, their removal is

    indicated. Often, otolaryngologists are called upon to remove them. Because foreign bodies in the

    paranasal sinuses vary in size and location, otolaryngologists must be familiar with the different

    approaches for properly removing them.

    [FIGURE 2 OMITTED]

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    Joseph L. Smith II, MD; Precha Emko, MD, FACS

    From ENTAssociates of Chester County, Exton. Pennsylvania (Dr. Smith), and the Department of

    Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York(Dr. Emko).

    Reprint requests: Joseph L. Smith II, MD, ENT Associates of Chester County, 80 W. Welsh Pool Rd.,

    Suite 103, Exton, PA 19341. Phone: (610) 363-2532; fax: (610) 363-0210; e-mail: jlsmithii@ yahoo.com

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