Sinus washout or antroscopy: a comparison study of two procedures

Ninety seven maxillary sinuses in 50 patients were studied to compare the diagnostic value of sinus [proof puncture] and antroscopy. The findings were categorized for each procedure into normal or diseased sinus with 3 sub types in the diseased category: straw colour fluid, turbid washout and frankpus for sinus washout, and congested mucosa, polypoidal mucosa, and frankpus for antroscopy. Twenty eight and ten sinuses were classified as diseased by antroscopy and sinus washout respectively. Statistical comparison of these results showed that antroscopy is significantly better than sinus washout in diagnosing maxillary sinus disease [P<0.001]