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Allergic Fungal Sinusitis Infratemporal Fossa Involvement: Saudi Experience

Authors :
Surayie Al Dousary
Source :
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 151
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Wiley, 2014.

Abstract

Objectives:Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is well known to expand and to extend to the surrounding structures like the orbit and the brain; however, it has not been reported to extend to the infratemporal fossa (ITF). Because of the difficulty of accessing the ITF, we report our experience over 5 years.Methods:One hundred one patients with AFRS were operated upon by the author between 2008 and 2013.Results:All of these patients had preoperative computed tomography scans (CTs), and all but 2 had postoperative CT of the paranasal sinus. Twelve had expansion or extension of the disease into the ITF: 8 males and 4 females, their ages ranged from 10 to 34 years with mean of 20.4 years. Four of them were children below 15 years of age. Three patients had bilateral disease and 9 had unilateral sinus involvement. Seven cases had expansion of the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus into the ITF, which was unilateral and mil; however, extension from the sphenoid sinus was more extensive in most of the case...

Details

ISSN :
10976817 and 01945998
Volume :
151
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3908c8c08db37ec2459c1488f23315b8
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599814541627a257