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	Frontal Sinus Fractures (Feb.1995)
		The eyebrows and the buttress of the supraorbital rim demarcate the lower anterior border of the frontal sinus.
		The arterial blood supply of the frontal sinus is primarily diploic branches of the supraorbital artery which arise from the ophthalmic artery and from branches of the anterior ethmoid artery.
		The primary purpose of the frontal sinus is to serve as a mechanical barrier to protect the brain from trauma.
	www.utmb.edu /otoref/Grnds/frontalfx.htm (3630 words)

	Jackson Sinus
		Sinus surgery has changed dramatically from that which was done in the early 90's and before.
		The frontal sinus is one of the sinuses that may be treatable with the new balloon sinuplasty tools.
		The sphenoid sinus is one of the sinuses that may be treatable with the new balloon sinuplasty tools.
	www.sinuscarecenter.com /treat/surgery_how.htm (1782 words)

	Sinus - Uncyclopedia
		The sinus, or paranasal sinus, as it is commonly known, is a parasitic rat that inhabits your face.
		The frontal sinus, conversely, is the most blunt sinus, inhabiting the area of your forehead that, in an intelligent life-form, would house your brain.
		It is responsible for cheese, which is the offspring of the frontal sinus and a brain.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Sinus (340 words)

	ENT Academic Faculty Services: Rhinology & Sinus Surgery - New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
		As the uncinate process extends towards the floor of the frontal sinus, or towards the lateral boundary of the ethmoid sinus (i.e., lamina papyracea) as is illustrated, the frontal is prevented from draining into the nose (red).
		Frontal cells collectively include ethmoid cells extending into the ethmoid infundibulum (the funnel-like cleft which drains the anterior ethmoid sinus, yellow ellipse), or from the ethmoid into the frontal sinus (green ellipse).
		Frontal sinusitis is most is frequently due to obstruction of the outflow tract or frontal recess, rather than disease within the frontal sinus (Schaefer, 1990).
	nyee.edu /ent_rss_sts_frontsinus01.html (555 words)

	Unusual Frontal Sinus Trauma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The frontal sinus is related superiorly to the anterior cranial fossa, olfactory niche, bulbs and tracts; inferiorly to the orbit, ethmoid labyrinth and nasal cavity and medially to the cribriform plate and olfactory niche.
		The frontal sinus is prone to various complications - usually secondary to blockage in the region of the frontonasal recess and stagnation of frontal sinus secretions.
		Since the frontal sinus in this particular case had been cleared off all its debris and bone chips and since the mucosa seemed normal with slight congestion in places, it was deemed wise to close the frontal sinus defect and allow the mucosa to revert to normal.
	www.bhj.org /journal/2003_4502_april/unusualfrontal_353.htm (928 words)

	Frontal Sinus Fractures
		Historically the first operation for fracture of the frontal sinus was described by Reidel in 1898 and involved ablation of the frontal sinus allowing the skin of the forehead to rest against the posterior wall of the sinus or against the dura.
		Late complications of frontal sinus surgery consists of mucocele, mucopyocele and brain abscess and are treated with either obliteration or cranialization.
		Injuries of the nasofrontal orifices in frontal sinus fractures.
	www.bcm.edu /oto/grand/31794.html (1821 words)

	WSAVA 2001 - Surgical Approach and Management of Nasal and Sinus Disease
		Intraoperatively, the frontonasal suture may be observed rostral to the junction of the frontal sinus and nasal cavity.
		The sinusotomy may be enlarged using bone rongeurs to expose the caudal nasal passages for sinus drainage or greater areas of frontal sinus for sinus obliteration or reconstruction of the nasofrontal opening.
		Normal drainage from the frontal sinus may be re-established by placement of tubes into the frontal sinuses and through the ventromedial area of the nasofrontal opening.
	www.vin.com /VINDBPub/SearchPB/Proceedings/PR05000/PR00091.htm (1431 words)

	Freeman frontal sinus stents (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		To maintain patency of the frontal sinus duct (outflow tract) the opening has to be expanded or stented to reduce the possibility of postoperative stenosis.
		External incisions with frontal sinusotomy were required to remove the stenosis and insert the stent in 9 sinuses.
		Conclusion: The Freeman frontal sinus stent prevented blockage of the outflow tract in patients who had removal of disease in the sinus or duct or treatment of frontal stenosis.
	www.hnsaonline.com /sinus_stents.htm (209 words)

	eMedicine - Facial Trauma, Frontal Sinus Fractures : Article by Arjun S Joshi, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		For this reason, fractures of the frontal sinuses are nearly twice as common in the adult population as in the pediatric population (Wright, 1992).
		Donald PJ: The tenacity of the frontal sinus mucosa.
		Stanley RB Jr: Fractures of the frontal sinus.
	www.emedicine.com /plastic/topic479.htm (5042 words)

	Articles
		Frontal sinusitis is an occasionally dangerous outcome of upper respiratory tract infections.
		The frontal sinus procedures initially performed were based largely on individual surgical preference; however, frontal osteoplastic procedures were more popular in recent years due to the belief that they provide an improved cure rate.
		Bosley WR: Osteoplastic obliteration of the frontal sinuses.
	www.middletoncosmetic.com /FrontalSinusitis.html (2005 words)

	Sinus Surgery
		When the frontal sinus is a problem, most of the time by relieving the ethmoid sinus disease, the frontal sinus will drain appropriately and no surgery is indicated for the frontal sinus.
		The surgeries most common to address frontal sinus disease is a frontal orifice exploration, and this is an edoscopic procedure to identify the opening of the frontal sinus and to make sure that there is no diseased tissue blocking the frontal sinus.
		Usually when the posterior defect is noted and is significant a frontal sinus obliteration is performed, but is usually done by removal of the frontal sinus, posterior wall and allowing the brain cavity to come forward filling and obliterating what was previously the frontal sinus opening or space.
	www.docmartinsclinic.com /sinus.htm (1396 words)

	Acute Sinusitis: A Cost-Effective Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment - November 15, 1998 - American Academy of Family ...
		The following areas should be palpated: the maxillary floor, palpated from the palate; the anterior maxillary wall, from the cheek; the lateral ethmoid wall, from the medial canthus; the frontal floor, from the roof of the orbit; and the anterior frontal wall, from the supraorbital skull.
		Transillumination is commonly used to assess the maxillary and frontal sinuses, although poor reproducibility between observers and a lack of correlation with maxillary sinusitis limits the usefulness of transillumination as a diagnostic tool.
		Limited sinus CT studies are useful in delineating the osteomeatal complex in anticipation of an otolaryngology consultation and functional endoscopic sinus surgery to evaluate and treat chronic sinus inflammation.
	www.aafp.org /afp/981115ap/fagnan.html (3611 words)

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		Despite significant advancement of endoscopic instrumentation, frontal sinus surgery remains challenging because of the complex anatomy of the frontal recess and the proximity of important structures such as the skull base and lamina papyracea.
		Recent reports however revealed frontal mucoceles on MRI in 9.4% of the patients an average of 2 years after frontal sinus obliteration.3 In addition, in my practice, I have seen patients with frontal mucoceles requiring revision at least 20 years after frontal sinus obliteration.
		Circumferential scarring was avoided by preserving the mucosa of the posterior wall of the frontal sinus at the level of the frontal ostium.
	www.american-rhinologic.org /news.0303.lothrop.phtml (702 words)

	Endoscopic view of frontal sinus polyps Ear, Nose & Throat Journal - Find Articles
		The region of the frontal sinus ostium was examined with a 30[degrees] telescopic view of the frontal sinus lumen (figure, B).
		A 30[degrees] telescopy (figure, C) of the enlarged frontal sinus ostium revealed a small cyst and a medium-sized polyp on the floor of the frontal sinus.
		A KuhnBolger frontal sinus probe was used to explore and palpate the interior of the frontal sinus.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BUM/is_10_79/ai_66882957 (624 words)

	Surgical Anatomy of the Sinuses
		The upper border of the ethmoid sinus is called the fovea ethmoidalis, or "ethmoid roof." The fovea ethmoidalis is a part of the skull base and separates the ethmoid sinus from the brain.
		Medially along the roof of the ethmoid sinus is the thinner bone of the cribriform plate that separates the nasal cavity from the brain.
		The frontal recess is the most anterior and superior (upper) area within the anterior ethmoid compartment -- the frontal recess communicates with the frontal sinus.
	www.sinustreatmentcenter.com /sinusanatomy06.html (1868 words)

	Osteoplastic Flap with Frontal Sinus Obliteration Slide
		The osteoplastic flap procedure with frontal sinus obliteration is the time-honored approach in such cases.
		Indications for osteoplastic flap with obliteration include: chronic frontal sinusitis refractory to endoscopic surgery, mucopyocele, severe trauma with fractures involving the drainage pathways, and after resection of large frontal tumors near the frontal recess.
		The frontal sinus outline is marked using a template from a 6 ft. Caldwell radiograph.
	www.neurographics.org /Smith/7.shtml (630 words)

	RAINS FRONTAL SINUS STENT Surgical Technique \| Gyrus-ENT.com
		The Rains Frontal Sinus Stent is indicated to stent the frontal sinus drainage pathway in cases where there is significant denuded bone present after endoscopic frontal sinusotomy is performed.
		This is done by passing a small #5 or #7 French sterile feeding tube or malleable frontal irrigation cannula through the lumen of the frontal sinus stent and then irrigating the frontal sinus to remove debris.
		The large frontal sinus stent may be used as a drain in cases where the time-honored procedure of external frontal sinus trephination has been performed.
	www.gyrus-ent.com /health/surgical/rhinologyRains.htm (628 words)

	Frontal sinus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Frontal Sinuses, situated behind the superciliary arches, are rarely symmetrical, and the septum between them frequently deviates to one or other side of the middle line.
		The mucuous membrane in this sinus is innervated by the supraorbital nerve and supplied by the supraorbital artery and anterior ethmoidal artery.
		Absent at birth, they are generally fairly well developed between the seventh and eighth years, but only reach their full size after puberty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frontal_sinus (238 words)

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		The space between the superior turbinate, the septum and the sphenoid sinus front wall is known as the sphenoethmoid recess.
		The sinus epithelium is ciliated; that is, each cell on its surface has a cilium, which is a relatively long structure that has the capacity to push sinus mucus.
		In addition, the opening to the frontal sinus (known as the frontal ostium) is also visible.
	www.american-rhinologic.org /patientinfo.sinusnasalanatomy.phtml (789 words)

	Sinus CT Scan, Sinusitis - W. S. Tichenor, M. D.
		Another important structure is the "ostiomeatal unit" which is the outflow tract from the sinuses and includes the ostium of each sinus as well as the meati.
		The asterisk () is at the point where drainage occurs from the maxillary sinus* into the nose through part of the ostiomeatal unit.
		As you can see, the polyps that were previously in the maxillary sinus (M) are now gone and the opening at the maxillary sinus ostia (O) is wide open, having had the uncinate process removed.
	www.sinuses.com /ctscan.htm (1600 words)

	Otolaryngology Houston> Pictures of Frontal Sinus Surgery - Osteoplastic Flap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The frontal sinus is opened via a bicoronal osteoplastic flap approach.
		The fistula from the sinus to the anterior cranial fossa is identified. The infected bone is curetted and smoothed with a drill. The fistula is obliterated with
		This patient presented with meningitis. Axial CT scan of the frontal sinus showed severe erosion of the posterior table of the frontal sinus and a fistula into the anterior cranial fossa.
	www.ghorayeb.com /FrontalSinusPictures.html (166 words)

	Transnasal Image-Guided Drainage of Frontal Sinus Abscess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The CT scan revealed an opacified frontal sinus on both sides; however, in the inferior portion of the right frontal sinus, there was a ring-enhancing abscess that communicated through a fracture in the frontal bone to the superior supraorbital region.
		A frontal sinus stent was placed and confirmed with image guidance to provide a patent pathway from the abscess cavity through the frontal recess.
		Repeat CT scans showed a centrally obliterated right frontal sinus with a small lower portion of frontal recess that was still pneumatized and in continuity with the stent and nasal cavity.
	www.stealthstation.com /physician/ent/cases/transnasal.jsp (556 words)

	Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the frontal sinus: How we diagnosed it Ear, Nose & Throat Journal - Find Articles
		Isolated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the frontal sinus is a rare diagnosis that has been seldom documented in the literature.
		Polyps blocking the frontal recess opening into the middle meatus were cleared, agger nasi cells were exenterated, and mucus was drained from the frontal sinus.
		Another urgent CT showed, in addition to the bony erosion of the left frontal sinus floor, an extension of a soft tissue mass from the sinus into the soft tissues of the upper eyelid and the forehead (figure 2).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BUM/is_9_79/ai_66275790 (899 words)

	Frontal Sinusitis
		Anatomically the frontal sinus is a pyramidal shaped structure with vertical and horizontal segments in the frontal bone.
		The etiology of frontal sinusitis stems from blockage of the nasofrontal duct ostium.
		The osteoplastic flap with frontal sinus obliteration using abdominal fat is considered the definitive procedure of choice for treating chronic frontal sinusitis.
	www.bcm.edu /oto/grand/110291.html (1720 words)

	Osteoma of the Frontal Sinus with Intracranial Extension * Otolaryngology Houston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Osteoma of the Frontal Sinus with Intracranial Extension * Otolaryngology Houston
		This patient presented with right-sided frontal headache. Lateral skull x-ray showed a multinodular bony density arising from the posterior table of the right frontal sinus. CT scan revealed involvement of the right frontal sinus and encroachment on the right frontal lobe of the brain.
		The osteoma was delivered through the frontal sinus. The specimen is shown on the right.
	www.ghorayeb.com /FrontalSinusOsteoma.html (108 words)

	Sinus Surgery - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		For example, these burs are used in frontal sinus "drillout" procedures to re-establish proper frontal sinus drainage in some advanced cases of chronic frontal sinusitis.
		Computer-assisted endoscopic sinus surgery is used primarily in cases with poor surgical landmarks caused by previous surgery, dense scarring, or extensive disease.
		Although the risk of bleeding appears to be reduced with this type of sinus surgery (i.e., FESS), on occasion significant bleeding may require termination of the procedure and the placement of nasal packing.
	www.sinustreatmentcenter.com /sinussurgery06.html (3755 words)

	Sinus Info Center, Open Frontal Sinus Surgery
		Typically, the object is to remove the lining and diseased tissue from the inside of the frontal sinus (frontal sinus obliteration), then seal the sinus off from the nose completely.
		Risks are generally similar to endoscopic sinus surgery, although the chance of double vision (diplopia) is higher and an external scar may be visible if it cannot be hidden behind the hairline.
		However, for the majority of patients, open frontal sinus surgery resolves their problem within the frontal sinus once and for all.
	www.sinusinfocenter.com /sinus_treatment_surgical_open.html (298 words)

	Frontal sinus obliteration
		It is usually done for intractable cases of frontal sinusitis, and also in cases of severe trauma to the frontal sinus.
		The frontal sinus is an air pocket in the bone of the lower forehead.
		The frontal sinus must be opened very widely so that the surgeon can remove all of the mucosa that lines the sinus.
	www.doctorhoffman.com /wwoblit.htm (863 words)

	Frontal Sinus Drainage Procedures Slide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The trephination procedure is a limited external approach for frontal sinus drainage.
		Patency of the frontal recess was not maintained and a patent drainage pathway was not established.
		This patient subsequently underwent obliteration of the sinus.
	www.neurographics.org /Smith/3.shtml (282 words)

	Dr. Kountakis edits first textbook on the frontal sinus
		The proximity of the frontal sinuses to the eyes and brain makes it a dangerous place to operate; the fact that they drain into the sinuses between the eyes — the most common site of sinus infections — can create chronic problems.
		"Once there is a problem in the frontal sinus or surgery is necessary, it's just a much more difficult area to handle in general," says Dr. Kountakis, who authored a chapter for the book on an endoscopic approach to relieving chronically inflamed frontal sinuses.
		Kountakis came to MCG in 2003 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville where he was associate professor and director of the Division of Rhinology and the Virginia Sinus Center.
	www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-07/mcog-dke070505.php (379 words)

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