The Successful Reduction of an Anterior Maxillary Fracture with Foley Catheter and Real-Time Ultrasonography.
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.5.340
- Author:
Joong Seob LEE
1
;
Yun Seong NA
;
Jung Woo LEE
;
Chan Hum PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea. hlpch@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foley catheter;
Maxillary fracture;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Catheters*;
Endoscopy;
Humans;
Inflation, Economic;
Maxillary Fractures*;
Maxillary Sinus;
Orbit;
Orbital Fractures;
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive;
Ultrasonography*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2014;57(5):340-343
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Maxillary fractures are common traumas in facial lesions, frequently involving the thin bony anterior wall. Minimally invasive operations have been tried in these maxillofacial areas; for example, the Foley balloon inflation technique guided by nasal endoscopy in orbital blow-out fractures have been recently reported with a high success rate. However, in maxillary anterior wall fractures, these minimally invasive surgical procedures have seldom been reported. This report presents the case of a 24-year-old man with an anterior maxillary wall fracture. The fracture was treated with a minimally invasive method that uses an endoscopic approach to the maxillary antrum with a Foley catheter ballooning, which was monitored by real-time ultrasonography. This report presents the imaging studies and a description of the endoscopic procedure.
