Research Article
“Gauze Technique” in the Treatment of the Fungus Ball of the Maxillary Sinus: A Technique as Simple as It Is Effective
| Patient number | Sex | Age at surgery | Symptoms | Surgical Technique (gauze or no gauze) | Duration of surgery (min) | Nasal unpacking | Hospital days | Postop. events | Follow-up (months) | SNOT20 |
| 1 | F | 68 | NC | No gauze | 90 | 48 hours | 5 | — | 105 | 5 | 2 | F | 45 | NC/PD/CFP | No gauze | 120 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 98 | 3 | 3 | F | 38 | NC/PD | No gauze | 90 | 24 hours | 2 | — | 98 | 3 | 4 | F | 34 | PD/CFP | No gauze | 180 | 24 hours | 2 | Epistaxis (after 5 days) | 96 | 0 | 5 | F | 42 | NC | Gauze | 50 | 6 hours | 4 | — | 57 | 4 | 6 | F | 57 | NC/PD | Gauze | 80 | 24 hours | 5 | — | 53 | 0 | 7 | M | 59 | NC/PD | Gauze | 150 | 48 hours | 5 | — | 53 | 0 | 8 | F | 83 | NC/PD/CFP | Gauze | 50 | 48 hours | 3 | — | 51 | 3 | 9 | M | 68 | NC | Gauze | 110 | 24 hours | 4 | — | 50 | 0 | 10 | F | 31 | PD | No gauze | 60 | 24 hours | 4 | — | 48 | 4 | 11 | F | 50 | CFP | Gauze | 30 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 48 | 9 | 12 | F | 24 | NC/PD/CFP | Gauze (2 times) | 80 | 24 hours | 5 | — | 46 | 3 | 13 | F | 62 | NC/PD/CFP | Gauze | 60 | 24 hours | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | 14 | M | 65 | NC/CFP | Gauze | 50 | 48 hours | 3 | — | 42 | 3 | 15 | F | 46 | NC/PD | Gauze | 40 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 38 | 35 | 16 | M | 61 | NC/PD/CFP | Gauze | 120 | 48 hours | 3 | — | 38 | 5 | 17 | M | 48 | NC/PD | Gauze | 60 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 35 | 2 | 18 | F | 76 | NC/PD | Gauze | 70 | 48 hours | 4 | — | 30 | 1 | 19 | M | 54 | NC | Gauze | 90 | 24 hours | 2 | — | 14 | 5 | 20 | M | 41 | NC/PD | Gauze (2 times) | 50 | 24 hours | 2 | — | 24 | 6 | 21 | M | 44 | NC/PD/CFP | No gauze | 90 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 98 | 3 | 22 | M | 66 | NC/PD | Gauze | 60 | 48 hours | 4 | Relapse (Caldwell-Luc) | 31 | 4 | 23 | M | 73 | NC/PD | Gauze | 50 | 24 hours | 3 | — | 31 | 2 | 24 | F | 29 | NC/CFP | Gauze | 120 | 48 hours | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 25 | M | 79 | PD/CFP | Gauze | 70 | 24 hours | 1 | — | 6 | 0 |
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: nasal congestion, PD: purulent discharge, and CFP: craniofacial pain.
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