[Frontal sinus obliteration with pericranial-subgaleal flap].

OBJECTIVES

We evaluated the results of patients who underwent frontal sinus obliteration with vascularized pericranial-subgaleal flap.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Charts of patients (7 males 1 female; mean age 40.5+/-17.1 years; range 9 to 61 years) who underwent frontal sinus obliteration with pericranial-subgaleal flap between June 2001 and January 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographics, indications for frontal sinus obliteration, immediate and late postoperative complications were recorded. All patients were invited to the clinic and underwent control examinations and computed tomography. The indications for frontal sinus obliteration were fracture of frontal sinus anterior and posterior walls in four cases, frontal sinus mucoceles in two cases, mucopyoceles in one case and fracture of frontal sinus anterior wall in one case. Bicoronal incision was used in all patients and then they underwent frontal sinus obliteration with lateraly based pericranial-subgaleal flap.

RESULTS

In the postoperative period rhinorrhea and meningitis, which lasted for two days, developed in one patient with fracture of frontal sinus anterior-posterior walls and hypoestesia developed in the frontal skin area in one patient with fracture of frontal sinus anterior wall. No complications were observed in the other cases.

CONCLUSION

Pericranial-subgaleal flap is a well vascularized, close to surgical area, inexpensive, safe and effective tissue that can be used for frontal sinus obliteration.