Reporte de caso
← vista completaPublicado el 16 de enero de 2017 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2017.01.6841
Mucocele maxilar secundario a cirugía ortognática: reporte de un caso
Maxillary mucocele after an orthognathic surgery: case report
Abstract
Mucoceles are not often found in the maxillary sinus, and is a rare surgery complication, in this case, orthognathic. This review describes a mucocele that partially occupies the right maxillary sinus, causing a chronic nasal obstruction. This is the case of a 44 year-old female patient, which after 12 years of several orthognathic surgeries, presents facial pain and right nasal obstruction. The paranasal sinus computed tomography reveals a mass with liquid content that occupies the lower part of the right maxillary sinus and compromises the right nasal cavity. The patient was treated with an intranasal marsupialization and a middle meatotomy with endoscopic nasal approach. Evolution was satisfactory two years after the intervention.
