PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - K Devaraja
AU  - Hitesh Verma
AU  - Rajeev Kumar
TI  - Implication of frontal sinus mucocele’s location and intrasinus septation
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226830
DP  - 2019 Mar 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e226830
VI  - 12
IP  - 3
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e226830.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e226830.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2019 Mar 01; 12
AB  - Mucocele of paranasal sinuses commonly affects frontal or frontoethmoidal air cells. With the evolution of endoscopic sinus surgery, the endoscopic marsupialisation has become the standard of care for these lesions. However, the external approach still has a role in selected cases of frontal sinus mucocele. The location of the mucocele and its communication with the natural outflow tract of the frontal sinus are some of the critical factors to be considered while choosing the surgical approach. We have discussed the management of three cases of frontal mucoceles having different locations and one of them having intervening septa. We emphasise that the successful management of far laterally located mucoceles and those with laterally situated septation require an external approach in conjunction with endoscopic marsupialisation.