Surgical rapair of oro-antral fistula with drainage of the sinus by Foley's catheter
Assiut Medical Journal. 1996; 20 (3): 147-153
in English
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ABSTRACT
This study included twenty-seven patients with oroantral fistulae and complicating difficult dental extraction of the upper molars. Clinical and radiological examination showed signs and symptoms of chronic sinusitis. All these cases were surgically treated by removal of the diseased maxillary sinus mucosa and closure of the fistula advancement buccal flap associated with drainage of the maxillary sinus by Foley's catheter. The results were excellent for both recurrent and primary cases
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Maxillary Sinusitis
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Drainage
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Assiut Med. J.
Year:
1996
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