Atlas of Nose and Paranasal Surgeries

ATLAS OF NOSE AND PARANASAL SURGERIES 15 Authors: S.P. Dubey, C.P. Molumi Title: Nose and Paranasal Sinus Book: Color Atlas of Head and Neck Surgery DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15645-3_1 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 c. A small gouge is placed at the canine fossa and hammered till the maxillary sinus antrum is entered taking care not to damage the root of the tooth. The opening is enlarged by nibbling the bone edges with a Kerrison rongeurs till adequate exposure is attained. In cases where the bone is thinned out by the tumor, this might not be necessary. d. The tumor is removed and the cavity is packed with an acroflavin pack. An inferior meatus antrostomy is made. The end of the pack is kept in the nasal cavity and removed on the third post operative day. The sublabial incision is closed in layers. ...(continued) Fig. 1.3 A small gouge is placed at the canine fossa and hammered till the maxillary sinus antrum is entered taking care not to damage the root of the tooth. The opening is enlarged by nibbling the bone edges with a Kerrison rongeurs till adequate exposure is attained. In ca bone is thinned out by the tumor, this might not be necess Fig. 1.4 The tumor is removed and the cavity is packed with an acroflavin pack. An inferior meatus antrostomy is made. The end kept in the nasal cavity and removed on the third post operative day. The sublabial incision is closed in layers l gouge is placed at the canine fossa and hammered till us antrum is entered taking care not to damage the root opening is enlarged by nibbli g the bone edges with a Kerrison rongeurs till adequate exposure is attained. In cases where the bone is thinned out by the tumor, this might ot be necessary 1 Nose and Paranasal Sinus c d