INTRODUCTION: Access osteotomies provide direct exposure to inaccessible areas of the deep part of craniofacial skeleton for treating pathologies involving vital structures. The use of maxillary swing approach for gaining wide access to the nasopharynx, infratemporal fossa, parapharyngeal space, middle fossa of skull base. Though the maxillary swing requires transfacial incision for wide exposure but with careful handling the scar is minimum and this approach can be used in young people. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical resection is carried out following preoperative embolization of the involved feeder vessels. Total 16 cases were considered for this study. RESULTS: This article highlights cases successfully treated in our institution, the mention of complications associated with the cases along with management. CONCLUSION: Maxillary swing is a good approach for getting access to the deep pathologies like JNA.
INTRODUCTION: Access osteotomies provide direct exposure to inaccessible areas of the deep part of craniofacial skeleton for treating pathologies involving vital structures. The use of maxillary swing approach for gaining wide access to the nasopharynx, infratemporal fossa, parapharyngeal space, middle fossa of skull base. Though the maxillary swing requires transfacial incision for wide exposure but with careful handling the scar is minimum and this approach can be used in young people. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical resection is carried out following preoperative embolization of the involved feeder vessels. Total 16 cases were considered for this study. RESULTS: This article highlights cases successfully treated in our institution, the mention of complications associated with the cases along with management. CONCLUSION: Maxillary swing is a good approach for getting access to the deep pathologies like JNA.
Authors: Nilvano A Andrade; José Antonio Pinto; Mônica de Oliveira Nóbrega; José Estelita P Aguiar; Tâmara Ferraro A P Aguiar; Eriko S A Vinhaes Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2007-09 Impact factor: 3.497