Bilateral chronic maxillary atelectasis with spontaneous resolution

Main Article Content

José Tomás Zemelman L.
Jorge Astudillo S.
Claudio Callejas C.
Claudia González G.

Keywords

Chronic maxillary atelectasis, silent syndrome sinus, bilateral, spontaneous resolution

Abstract

Chronic maxillary atelectasis (CMA) is a rare and developed condition that consists in the progressive and persistent decrease volume of the maxillary sinus, with centri- petal retraction of the walls secondary to the complete occlusion of the natural ostium. This condition generates negative pressure inside the maxillary sinus, heading to atelec- tasis and collapse of the walls. It is proposed that the disease includes the silent sinus syndrome, as the physiopathology is shared between them. We present the case of a 3 years old boy with bilateral chronic maxillary atelectasis observed in the CT scan, who evolved with spontaneous bilateral resolution. The right maxillary sinus CMA resolved at 6 years old, and the left at 10 years old.

Abstract 786 | PDF (Español (España)) Downloads 13

Similar Articles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 3 > >>