Maxillary sinus atelectasis (silent sinus syndrome): treatment with balloon sinuplasty

Abstract

This is the first report of successful use of the balloon sinuplasty technique for the treatment of maxillary sinus atelectasis. Follow up demonstrated resolution of the underlying pathophysiology. Further study of the balloon sinuplasty technique for the treatment of maxillary sinus atelectasis is required to determine whether it has widespread applicability, given the current standard treatment.

Atelectasia maxilar crónica bilateral con resolución espontánea

“…También se describen CEF con etmoidectomía total con antrostomía maxilar bilateral 7 . Como alternativa, hay casos de resolución exitosa de AMC con sinuplastía con balón, con menores costos y riesgos 8,9 . Sin embargo, no se ha reportado en la literatura resolución espontánea de AMC bilateral hasta ahora.…”

Silent sinus syndrome: One more reason for an ophthalmologist to have a rhinologist as a good friend

“…Besides the described traditional sinus treatment with FESS in SSS, there is a report on succesfull ball treatment with balloon sinuplasty 31 .…”

Comprehensive review on endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery

“… Silent sinus syndrome ([ 1108 ] – follow-up of 3 months; [ 1109 ] – follow-up of 1 week to 4 months), intensive care patients [ 1110 ], frontal sinus mucoceles [ 1105 ], [ 1111 ], acute frontal sinusitis [ 1112 ], Pott’s puffy tumor [ 1113 ], sinogenic headaches [ 1082 ], frontal sinusitis, treated with retrograde balloon dilatatio via minigrapanation [ 1114 ]. …”

“…Silent sinus syndrome ([ 1108 ] – follow-up of 3 months; [ 1109 ] – follow-up of 1 week to 4 months),…”