OBJECTIVE: Precise delineation of the extent of frontal sinus pneumatisation is a crucial step in osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery. The authors present a novel method of achieving this objective. METHODS: First, models of the frontal area are generated using three-dimensional printing based on pre-operative computed tomography image data. These models are then used to create an onlay template of the frontal sinus, which is used intra-operatively. RESULTS: In a series of 10 patients undergoing osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery, the described frontal sinus templates were consistently accurate to within 1 mm. CONCLUSION: Frontal sinus templates are potentially useful adjuncts to current techniques employed to guide frontal sinus surgery.
OBJECTIVE: Precise delineation of the extent of frontal sinus pneumatisation is a crucial step in osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery. The authors present a novel method of achieving this objective. METHODS: First, models of the frontal area are generated using three-dimensional printing based on pre-operative computed tomography image data. These models are then used to create an onlay template of the frontal sinus, which is used intra-operatively. RESULTS: In a series of 10 patients undergoing osteoplastic flap frontal sinus surgery, the described frontal sinus templates were consistently accurate to within 1 mm. CONCLUSION: Frontal sinus templates are potentially useful adjuncts to current techniques employed to guide frontal sinus surgery.
Authors: Michael P Chae; Warren M Rozen; Paul G McMenamin; Michael W Findlay; Robert T Spychal; David J Hunter-Smith Journal: Front Surg Date: 2015-06-16
Authors: P Canzi; M Magnetto; S Marconi; P Morbini; S Mauramati; F Aprile; I Avato; F Auricchio; M Benazzo Journal: Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Date: 2018-08 Impact factor: 2.124