1. Histopathology of Recalcitrant Maxillary Sinusitis Necessitating Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy.
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Talati V, Baird AM, Gattuso P, Allen-Proctor M, Papagiannopoulos P, Batra PS, Filip P, and Tajudeen BA
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- Humans, Middle Aged, Male, Female, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Adult, Maxillary Sinus surgery, Maxillary Sinus pathology, Mucociliary Clearance, Maxilla surgery, Maxilla pathology, Maxillary Sinusitis surgery, Maxillary Sinusitis etiology, Endoscopy methods
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Objectives: Endoscopic medial maxillectomy (EMM) is an effective intervention for patients with recalcitrant maxillary sinusitis after previous middle meatal antrostomy. The pathophysiology of refractory maxillary sinusitis is incompletely understood. We aim to identify trends in structured histopathology (SHP) to better understand how tissue architecture changes contribute to refractory sinusitis and impaired mucociliary clearance., Methods: All patients who underwent EMM or standard maxillary antrostomy for recalcitrant maxillary sinusitis of various forms were included. Retrospective chart review was conducted to collect information on demographics, disease characteristics, comorbid conditions, culture data, and SHP reports. Chi-squared and logistic regression analyses were performed for SHP variables., Results: Forty-one patients who underwent EMM and 464 patients who underwent maxillary antrostomy were included. On average, the EMM cohort was 10 years older (60.9 years vs. 51.1 years; p = 0.001) and more often had a history of prior sinus procedures (73.2% vs. 40.9%; p < 0.001). EMM patients had higher rates of fibrosis (34.1% vs. 15.1%, p = 0.002), and this remained statistically significant when controlling for prior sinus procedures and nasal polyposis (p = 0.001). Cultures positive for pseudomonas aeruginosa (38.2% vs. 5.6%, p < 0.001) and coagulase negative staphylococcus (47.1% vs. 23.5%, p = 0.003) were more prevalent in the EMM group., Conclusion: Fibrosis and bacterial infections with Pseudomonas and coagulase negative Staphylococcus were more prevalent in patients requiring EMM. This may contribute to the multifactorial etiology of impaired mucociliary clearance in patients with recalcitrant maxillary sinusitis., Level of Evidence: 3 Laryngoscope, 134:2646-2652, 2024., (© 2024 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.)
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- 2024
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