Endoscopic findings of dental implant found in the infundibulum showing the mucociliary clearance of the maxillary sinus

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Endoscopic findings of dental implant found in the infundibulum showing the mucociliary clearance of the maxillary sinus Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2022 Jan 2:1455613211062454. doi: 10.1177/01455613211062454. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Significance statement: A 53-year-old man with left facial pain was referred to our hospital. Nasal endoscopy revealed a purulent discharge at the left middle meatus and bulging of the uncinate process. Computed tomography demonstrated that the dental implant was blocking the left maxillary ostium. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was performed under gene ral anesthesia. After removal of the uncinate process, a yellowish purulent discharge in the left maxillary sinus discharged from the maxillary sinus. The presence of the dental implant in the infundibulum shows the direction of mucociliary clearance from the nasal sinus. This case indicates how our sinus clears a foreign body, and the direction in which the foreign body is removed. PMID:34978203 | DOI:10.1177/01455613211062454 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.