Frontoethmoidectomy with Sewall-Boyden reconstruction: indications, technique, and philosophy

A H Murr; H H Dedo

doi:10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70303-0

Frontoethmoidectomy with Sewall-Boyden reconstruction: indications, technique, and philosophy

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2001 Feb;34(1):153-65. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70303-0.

Authors

A H Murr¹, H H Dedo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 400 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.

PMID: 11344070
DOI: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70303-0

Abstract

The Sewall-Boyden flap, as used to reconstruct a frontal recess after frontoethmoidectomy, is conceptually similar to the endoscopic Lothrop procedure for surgical access to the frontal sinus. The operative technique, indications, and philosophy are presented in this article.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ethmoid Sinus / surgery*
Frontal Sinus / surgery*
Humans
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery*
Patient Selection
Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
Surgical Flaps
Treatment Outcome