Temporary Nasosinusal Drainage and Lavage in Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis

1993 ◽  
Vol 102 (11) ◽  
pp. 858-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Bertrand ◽  
Philippe Eloy
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Saline Solution ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Drain Tube ◽  
Inferior Meatus ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Macroscopic Examination ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

We report on 498 patients suffering from chronic maxillary sinusitis verified by sinusoscopy through the inferior meatus and by computed tomography of the sinuses, which permitted also the diagnosis of coexisting chronic ethmoidal sinusitis. The patients were treated by temporary drainage through a polyethylene drain tube left in place at the end of the antroscopy for daily lavage with saline solution and daily instillation in the sinus of thiamphenicol glycinate hydrochloride (similar to chloramphenicol) and N-acetyl-l-cysteine. We followed up 847 maxillary sinuses during the lavages according to 2 parameters: 1) recovery of a clean washout product at the macroscopic examination and 2) recovery of normal ostial patency as measured by sinusomanometry. We concluded that 1) the association with ethmoidal sinusitis does not significantly modify the treatment duration, and 2) fewer than 4% of the maxillary sinuses are likely to recover normal parameters after the 23rd day of lavage, and it is therefore useless to continue this treatment much longer. Of the maxillary sinuses, 36.25% were not submitted to any surgery. The results gained by the lavage technique have to be protected from recurrence by the treatment of general, focal, or local causes.

scholarly journals The Use of Computed Tomography for the Study of Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis: Based on Crania from the Pucará De Tilcara Fortress, Argentina

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
A. V. Zubova ◽  
N. I. Ananyeva ◽  
V. G. Moiseyev ◽  
I. K. Stulov ◽  
L. M. Dmitrenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Secondary Infection ◽  
Ostiomeatal Complex ◽  
Odontogenic Origin ◽  
X Ray Computed ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Skeletal Samples ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

We discuss the methodological advantages of using X-ray computed tomography (CT) for diagnosing chronic maxillary sinusitis (CMS) of various etiologies on skeletal samples. A CT examination of 20 crania from the Pucará de Tilcara fortress, Argentina (late 8th to 16th centuries AD), was carried out. Criteria for identifying CMS included osteitic lesions in the form of focal destruction, and thickened and sclerotized walls of maxillary sinuses. To determine the etiology of the disease, a tomographic and macroscopic examination of the dentition and bones of the ostiomeatal complex were performed, the presence or absence of facial injuries was assessed, and the co-occurrence of various pathologies was statistically evaluated. Five cases of CMS were identified. Four of these may be of odontogenic origin; in two cases, a secondary infection of the maxillary sinuses is possible. In one instance, the etiology was not determined. No indications of traumatic infection were found. Statistical analysis revealed a relationship of CMS with apical periodontitis and the ante-mortem loss of upper molars and premolars. An indirect symptom of CMS may be the remodeled bone tissue and porosity of the posterior surface of the maxilla.

Mucociliary Clearance of the Maxillary Sinuses in Patients with Recurrent or Chronic Sinusitis

1994 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 285-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti A. Penttilä ◽  
Markus E.P. Rautiainen ◽  
Matti O. Koskinen ◽  
Väinö Turjanmaa ◽  
Jussi E. Laranne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Mucociliary Clearance ◽  
Chronic Sinusitis ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Clinical Use ◽  
Radiographic Findings ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

This is one of the first human studies of maxillary sinus mucociliary activity using human serum albumin labelled with 99m-technetium (99mTc-HSA) as a tracer in patients suffering from recurrent or chronic maxillary sinusitis. The tracer was injected into both maxillary sinuses through small sinus irrigation catheters. Nasal endoscopy and computed tomography were performed in all patients shortly before the injection. The clearance rates of four case report patients with different endoscopic and radiographic findings showed great individual variation. The technique proved to have viability for clinical use when evaluating sinusitis treatment options and results.

An Assessment of Concentrations of Soluble CD4 and CD8 Receptors in Serum before and after Surgical Treatment in Patients with Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-126
Author(s):  
Jurek Olszewski ◽  
Wiesław Chudzik ◽  
Kazimierz Wiśniewski ◽  
Jarosław Miłonski ◽  
Robert Matyja
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Group I ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Soluble Cd4 ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

Background The aim of this study was to assess the concentrations of soluble CD4 (sCD4) and sCD8 receptors in serum of patients before and after surgical treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis. Methods We examined 57 patients, aged 20–63 years (mean age, 41 ± 0.5 years), and divided them into four groups: group I, 14 patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis without allergy; group II, 15 patients with chronic maxillary sinusitis with allergy; group III, 16 patients with cyst of maxillary sinuses without allergy (control); and group IV, 12 patients with cyst of maxillary sinuses with allergy (control). The assay of sCD4 and sCD8 receptor concentrations was performed by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method. The concentrations of sCD4 and sCD8 receptors before and after 30 days of surgical treatment of maxillary sinuses were examined. Results In our studies the increase of concentration of sCD4 in groups I and II in comparison with the concentration in control groups were statistically significant. The differences between mean concentrations of sCD8 in groups I and II and in the control groups were not statistically significant. After surgical treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis, a significant decrease in values of sCD4 and sCD8 in comparison with the results before surgical treatment suggest that the measurement of cell suppression product concentration can be used to assess the extirpation of the inflammatory process and the effectiveness of the operation method. Conclusion Changes in concentration of sCD4 and sCD8 manifest activation or suppression of cells with particular receptor expression.

Bacteriology of Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis in Adults

1989 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 426-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itzhak Brook
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Chronic Sinusitis ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Anaerobic Bacteria ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Aerobic And Anaerobic ◽  
And Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Culture Positive ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

Aspirates of 72 chronically inflamed maxillary sinuses were processed for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Bacterial growth was present in 66 of the 72 specimens (92%). Anaerobic bacteria were isolated in 58 of the 66 culture-positive specimens (88%). Anaerobes only were recovered in 37 cases (56%) and in 21 (32%) they were mixed with aerobic or facultative bacteria. Aerobic or facultative bacteria were present in eight cases (12%). A total of 185 isolates (2.8 per specimen) — 131 (2.0 per specimen) anaerobes and 54 (0.8 per specimen) aerobes or facultatives — were isolated. The predominant anaerobic organisms were anaerobic cocci and Bacteroides sp, and the predominant aerobes or facultatives were Streptococcus sp and Staphylococcus aureus. Twelve of the 27 Bacteroides sp that were tested for β-lactamase (44%) produced the enzyme. These findings indicate the major role of anaerobic organisms in chronic sinusitis.

Computed tomography evidence of dental restoration as aetiological factor for maxillary sinusitis

2000 ◽  
Vol 114 (7) ◽  
pp. 510-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. J. Connor ◽  
S. V. Chavda ◽  
A. L. Pahor
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Periodontal Disease ◽  
Maxillary Sinus ◽  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
Sinus Disease ◽  
Sinus Floor ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Mucosal Thickening

Maxillary sinusitis due to dental causes is usually secondary to periodontal disease or periapical infection and is commonly associated with mucosal thickening of the floor of the maxillary antrum. Computed tomography (CT) is currently the modality of choice for evaluating the extent of disease and any predisposing factors in patients with symptoms of chronic maxillary sinusitis, but it is unable to diagnose dental disease reliably. The presence of restorative dentistry is, however, easily seen at CT and is associated with both periapical and periodontal disease. We aimed to determine whether its presence at CT may predispose to maxillary sinusitis, and in particular to focal mucosal thickening of the sinus floor characteristic of dental origin.Three hundred and thirty maxillary sinus CT images in 165 patients were reviewed for the presence of restorative dentistry in the adjacent teeth, focal maxillary sinus floor mucosal thickening, any maxillary sinus disease (including complete opacification, air fluid levels, diffuse mucosal thickening, focal mucosal thickening) and evidence of a rhinogenic aetiology (osteomeatal complex pathology, mucosal thickening in other sinuses).One hundred and ninety two sinuses adjacent to restorative dentistry and 178 sinuses not adjacent to restorative dentistry were analysed. Focal floor thickening both with, and without, evidence of a rhinogenic aetiology, was significantly more common adjacent to restorative dentistry. Maxillary sinus disease overall was no more common adjacent to restorative dentistry.This work demonstrated that the presence of restorative dentistry predisposes to focal mucosal thickening in the floor of the maxillary sinus and its presence should prompt clinical and radiographical assessment to exclude dental disease as a source of chronic maxillary sinusitis.

Endoscopic transnasal surgery in chronic maxillary sinusitis

1989 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. H. Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Anatomical Variations ◽  
Safe Procedure ◽  
Subjective Improvement ◽  
Healthy Mucosa ◽  
Middle Meatal Antrostomy ◽  
Transnasal Surgery ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

AbstractThe treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis aims at the re-establishment of proper aeration and drainage of the antrum. Middle meatal antrostomy offers ventilation and clearance of the antrum and has anatomical, physiological, physical and pathological basis.This work included 66 cases of chronic maxillary sinusitis, for whom 94 operations of endoscopic middle meatal antrostomy were performed (38 unilateral and 28 bilateral procedures). Any associated anatomical variations and/or pathological abnormalities at the ostiomeatal area were dealt with. Follow-up of these cases for periods ranging from four to 12 months showed that 95.5 per cent of the cases experienced subjective improvement. Endoscopically 96.8 per cent of the antrostomies were patent and 94.7 per cent of the maxillary sinuses were clear and regained healthy mucosa. The author concluded that middle meatal antrostomy, when done endoscopically, is a safe procedure with good results

Bacteriology of Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis and Normal Maxillary Sinuses: Using Culture and Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Tayyar Kalcioglu ◽  
Bengul Durmaz ◽  
Elif Aktas ◽  
Orhan Ozturan ◽  
Riza Durmaz
Keyword(s):  
Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococci ◽  
Detection Rates ◽  
Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
And Control ◽  
Maxillary Sinuses

Background Although many investigations have been performed on bacteriology of chronic sinusitis and normal sinuses, there still is much discussion. Also a new bacterial agent, Alloiococcus otitidis determined in the nasopharynx and middle ear specimens can be thought as a causative agent of sinusitis. Methods The bacteriology of chronic maxillary sinusitis and maxillary sinuses with normal radiogram and endoscopic findings were studied by culture methods for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to investigate four bacteria in study and control groups. There were 27 specimens in the study group and 28 specimens in the control group. Results In the study group, the bacteria commonly isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (11.1%), α-hemolytic streptococci (11.1%), Streptococcus pneumoniae (11.1%), Haemophilus influenzae (7.4%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (7.4%), and anaerobes (33.3%). Coagulase-negative staphylococci (14.3%), α-hemolytic streptococci (10.7%), and anaerobes (35.7%) were isolated also in the control group. PCR was used to investigate S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and A. otitidis in the study and control groups. None of these bacteria was determined in the control group whereas detection rates of these bacteria in the study group were 11.1, 11.1, 3.7, and 7.4%, respectively. It should be considered that PCR yielded faint amplification band for A. otitidis. Conclusion Using multiplex PCR can help to increase detection rates of bacterial etiology. Healthy sinuses are not sterile. A. otitidis may be one of the pathogens causing sinusitis.

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