A Dental Gauze in an Isolated, Accessory Maxillary Sinus.
- Author:
Hong Ryul JIN
1
;
Joo Yeon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. hrjin@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Maxillary sinus;
Foreign body;
Oroantral fistula
- MeSH:
Adult;
Drainage;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Maxillary Sinus*;
Molar;
Oroantral Fistula;
Suppuration
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2005;48(12):1530-1532
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of a foreign body occurring in a completely isolated, accessory maxillary sinus in a 29-year-old man. A dental Nu gauze accidently left in the accessory sinus after 3rd molar extraction resulted in an oroantral fistula with continuous pus drainage leading to his initial consultation. A complete healing of the oroantral fistula occurred after removal of the dental Nu gauze and the septum of the isolated accessory sinus with proper intranasal drainage by transantral approach.
