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Title: | Is orbital floor a reliable and useful surgical landmark in endoscopic endonasal surgery?: A systematic review | Authors: | Abdullah, B Chuen, C.S Husain, S Snidvongs, K Wang, D.Y |
Keywords: | anatomic landmark anterior ethmoidal artery anterior skull base Asian cadaver carotid artery Caucasian computer assisted tomography endoscopic endonasal surgery human maxillary sinus optic nerve orbital floor paranasal sinus Review skull base sphenoid systematic review |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Citation: | Abdullah, B, Chuen, C.S, Husain, S, Snidvongs, K, Wang, D.Y (2018). Is orbital floor a reliable and useful surgical landmark in endoscopic endonasal surgery?: A systematic review. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 18 (1) : 11. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12901-018-0060-5 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Background: The orbital floor is considered as an important intraoperative reference point in endoscopic sinonasal surgery. The aim of this review is to evaluate its reliability and usefulness as a surgical landmark in endoscopic endonasal surgery. Methods: A literature search was performed on electronic databases, namely PUBMED. The following keywords were used either individually or in combination: orbital floor; maxillary sinus roof; endoscopic skull base surgery; endoscopic sinus surgery. Studies that used orbital floor as a landmark for endoscopic endonasal surgery were included in the analysis. In addition, relevant articles were identified from the references of articles that had been retrieved. The search was conducted over a period of 6 months between 1st June 2017 and 16th December 2017. Results: One thousand seven hundred forty-three articles were retrieved from the electronic databases. Only 5 articles that met the review criteria were selected. Five studies of the orbital floor (or the maxillary sinus roof) were reviewed, one was a cadaveric study while another 4 were computed tomographic study of the paranasal sinuses. All studies were of level III evidence and consists of a total number of 948 nostrils. All studies showed the orbital floor was below the anterior skull base irrespective of the populations. The orbital floor serves as a guide for safe entry into posterior ethmoids and sphenoid sinus. Conclusions: The orbital floor is a reliable and useful surgical landmark in endoscopic endonasal surgery. In revision cases or advanced disease, the normal landmarks can be distorted or absent and the orbital floor serves as a reference point for surgeons to avoid any unintentional injury to the skull base, the internal carotid artery and other critical structures. © 2018 The Author(s). | Source Title: | BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/181188 | ISSN: | 14726815 | DOI: | 10.1186/s12901-018-0060-5 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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