Denker's Operation for Maxillary Antrum Suppuration

Divergent Views on Suppuration after Cataract Operation

Bombay Ophthalmic ajDpointment give his opinion that, whatever we do, we cannot altogether exclude suppuration in cataract work A definite responsibility for infective losses must be faced."?Colonel Herbert, Indian Medical Gazette, January 1917. " With me suppurations are too frequent. There is a standing reward of Rs. 10 for a hundred consecutive cases without a suppuration. This goes to the d...

On the Pernasal Operation for Frontal Sinus Suppuration

Benign schwannoma of the maxillary antrum.

Schwannoma also known commonly as neurilemmoma and schwann cell tumor is a benign nerve sheath tumor. About 1/3(rd) cases of schwannoma arise from the head and neck region but rarely from the nasal and paranasal sinuses. The recurrence rate in these cases has reported to be very rare. We report a rare case of schwannoma in a 60-year-old woman arising from the maxillary sinus further eroding the...

Stomatologic Prosthesis In Management Of Maxillary Resection For Carcinoma Of Maxillary Antrum : A Case Report

Malignant tumours of nasal cavity and para nasal sinuses have a low incidence rate. Management of maxillary malignancies and/or surrounding structures necessitates the removal of partial or total maxilla, leaving the patient with a defect that compromises the function and integrity of the oral cavity. Stomatologic rehabilitation via palatal obturator is preferred in patients with poor prognosis...

Empyema of the Superior Maxillary Antrum with Only Nasal Symptoms

Among both surgeons and specialists there has been, and I may even say there still is a tendency to regard suppuration of the lining membrane of the maxillary antrum as invariably attended with pain, swelling, and distension of the osseous walls of the cavity. The condition to which I propose now to direct attention is associated with none of these symptoms, and the patients usually come to the...