Frontal Intersinus Septum Takedown (FISST) as management of chronic unilateral frontal sinusitis

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Rodolfo Nazar S.
Cecilia Sedano M.
Alfredo Naser G.

Keywords

Frontal sinus, chronic sinusitis, frontal sinusotomy

Abstract

Chronic frontal sinusitis is a complex issue and its surgical management is difficult due to the anatomy of the frontal sinus and the high rate of recurrence after surgery. Resection of the intersinus septum has been scarcely described in the literature, but is a simple technique that takes advantage of the drainage of the healthy contralateral sinus, avoiding the direct intervention of the compromised ostium, especially in cases of stenosis or obliteration that would probably reproduce after permeabilization by other techniques. In this article we present a case report, the surgical technique that was chosen and the results in a patient with multiple previous sinus surgeries, both open and endos- copic, with a good postoperative outcome. Also, we provide a review of the relevant literature.

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