PURPOSE In the standard Caldwell-Luc operation, an inferior meatal antrostomy is performed to promote sinus drainage. However, inferior meatal antrostomy has been criticized for its additional operation time and wound, early loss of the opening, and risk of injury to the nasolacrimal duct. This study retrospectively reviewed the results of the Caldwell-Luc operation without inferior meatal antr...

Oroantral communication (OAC) is a pathological pathway between the oral cavity and the maxillary sinus. Extraction of maxillary posterior teeth is the most common cause of OAC. Maxillary cysts, benign or malignant tumors and trauma can be other causes of OAC [1]. OACs must be sealed in order to prevent the escape of fluids, other mouth contents, and oral bacteria into the maxillary sinus. So t...

The types of fistulae used and their complication rates are important for the hemodialysis patients. We aimed to compare retrospectively the primary and secondary patency rates and complications of upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae. Between 1984 and 2005, a total of 1,233 upper extremity arteriovenous fistulae were created in 920 patients. The mean age was 42 +/- 21 years. The fistulae wer...

1 Physician and coordinator, Service of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo. 2 Resident Physician, Service of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo. Address correspondence to: Fausto de Paula Jr. – Rua Maestro Cardim 770 01323001 Sao Paulo SP. Tel (55 11) 288-0899 – E-mail: [email protected]. Study conducted at Hospital Beneficência Po...

Introduction: the Oroantral Communication (OAC) is space that created between maxillary sinus and oral cavity, which if not treated will progress to an Fistula (OAF) or chronic disease. The most common predisposing factor for a COA extraction of upper posterior teeth (usually first second molars). aim this study was carry out literature review with emphasis on clinical implications treatment al...

OBJECTIVE Assess outcome of patients with descending thoracic aortic aneurysms complicated by aortobronchial and aortoesophageal fistulae in comparison to patients undergoing repair of aortic aneurysms without fistulae. METHODS In a consecutive series of 145 patients (age 60 +/- 12 years) with repair of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, 11 patients (8%; age 63 +/- 9; ...

Oral surgeries involving the extraction of cheek teeth have a very high complication rate. Complications have been reported at 32% and as high as 70%. Recognition before occurrence helps the veterinarian to reduce the incidence and be prepared for a complication(s). Common indications for extraction include dental fracture, end-stage periodontal disease, severe decay/cavity, and periapical absc...

We report a case of chronic maxillary sinusitis caused by denture lining material entering through an oroantral fistula after tooth extraction. The patient was an 80-year-old female who visited us with a complaint of pus discharge from the right posterior maxilla. She had extraction of the upper right second molar and had her upper denture relined with silicone lining material. The patient noti...

The use of pedicled buccal fat pad flap (BFP) has proved of value for the closure of oroantral and oronasal communications and is a well-established tool in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Otherwise, the perceived limitations of surgical therapy for bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) have been widely discussed, and recommendations have largely been made to offer aggressive...