IgG4 Autoimmune Disease Masquerading As Oroantral Fistula

Treatment of Oroantral Fistula

The authors present the problems of oroantral fistula by reviewing the possibilities of surgical treatment. Known and less known operative methods are described and their advantages and disadvantages analysed. The object of this study is to remind the reader of the iatrogenic possibility of the occurrence of an antrooral communication and possibility of the development of a fistula and infectio...

Oroantral Fistula Management and Treatment

Oroantral communication is a pathological communication between the oral and antral cavities. When oroantral communication is left open, epithelial tissue may develop namely oroantral fistula. The primary purpose is to close the communication and prevent sinusitis. OAF closures can be achieved using different flaps. The most widely employed flaps are vestibular flap, palatal flap and buccal fat...

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Renal arteriovenous fistula masquerading as severe valvar heart disease.

Two patients with renal arteriovenous fistulae are described, who presented in high output failure. Murmurs were detected in these patients on routine physical examination years before, and when cardiac failure ensued they were assumed to have decompensated valvar heart disease. Full investigation revealed the arteriovenous fistulae and both patients made a good recovery after surgical ligation.

Management of the Oroantral Fistula

Communication between the maxillary sinus and oral cavity is a common complica‐ tion in oral surgery. It results mainly from maxillary premolar and molar extractions when the sinus floor is close to the tooth apex. It can also occur after an infection involving the maxillary teeth, invasion of the sinus cavity by a cyst or carcinoma, trauma, the Caldwell-Luc operation, or other dentoalveolar or...