Management of the Orbital Floor in Silent Sinus Syndrome
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Rhinology
- Vol. 17 (2), 97-100
- https://doi.org/10.1177/194589240301700206
Abstract
Background: Enophthalmos in a patient with an opacified hypoplastic maxillary sinus, without sinus symptomatology, describes the silent sinus syndrome. A current trend is to perform endoscopic maxillary antrostomy and orbital floor reconstruction as a single-staged operation. A two-staged approach is performed at our institution to avoid placement of an orbital floor implant in the midst of potential infection and allow for the possibility that enophthalmos and global ptosis may resolve with endoscopic antrostomy alone, obviating the need for orbital floor reconstruction. Methods: A retrospective review identified four patients with silent sinus syndrome evaluated between June 1999 and August 2001. Patients presented to our ophthalmology department with ocular asymmetry, and computerized tomography (CT) scanning confirmed the diagnosis in each case. Results: There were three men and one woman, with ages ranging from 27 to 40 years. All patients underwent endoscopic maxillary antrostomy. Preoperative enophthalmos determined by Hertel's measurements ranged from 3 to 4 mm. After endoscopic maxillary antrostomy, the range of reduction in enophthalmos was 1–2 mm. Case 2 had a preoperative CT scan and a CT scan 9 months after left endoscopic maxillary antrostomy. Volumetric analysis of the left maxillary sinus revealed a preoperative volume of 16.85 ± 0.06 cm3 and a postoperative volume of 19.56 ± 0.07 cm3. This represented a 16% increase in maxillary sinus volume postoperatively. Orbital floor augmentation was avoided in two patients because of satisfactory improvement in enophthalmos. In the other two patients, orbital reconstruction was performed as a second-stage procedure. There were no complications. Conclusion: Orbital floor augmentation can be offered as a second-stage procedure for patients with silent sinus syndrome. Some patients’ enophthalmos may improve with endoscopic antrostomy alone.Keywords
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