Clinical Study

Role of Osteoplastic Frontal Sinus Obliteration in the Era of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Table 1

The use of osteoplastic frontal sinus obliteration (OFSO) as first line or salvage therapy correlates with diagnosis.

DiagnosisNumber
OFSO
patients
First line
OFSO
Salvage
OFSO

Chronic frontal sinusitis237/23 (30%)16/23 (70%)
Frontal sinus mucocele118/11 (72%)3/11 (28%)
Total inflammatory frontal sinus disease patients3415/34 (44%)19/34 (56%)