The most common treatment of maxillofacial fracture in older patients are observation, followed by open reduction and internal fixation. 1 These results might be explained by the dislike for aggressive treatment by the elderly patients because they were not unduly concerned about a slight facial deformity unless the function was seriously impaired. In this case, we did not perform aggressive treatment for maxillary sinus fracture repair. CONCLUSIONSSpontaneous fracture of the maxillary sinus without obvious etiology is extremely rare. In our case, recurrent nose-blowing was the factor contributing to fracture of the maxillary sinus. Although rare, spontaneous fracture of maxillary sinus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pain and swelling of the cheek and eye in elderly patients.
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