WithdrawnNot Applicable

The Role of Canine Fossa Trephination in the Severely Diseased Maxillary Sinus

Stopped: Inability to recruit subjects

Canada0Started 2010-12

Plain-language summary

The hypothesis of this study is that canine fossa trephination (CFT) improves surgical outcomes for patients with a severely diseased maxillary sinus.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with extensively opacified maxillary sinuses on CT scanning undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis * Patients with Eosinophilic Mucin Chronic Rhinosinusitis or fungal sinusitis disease undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis * Patients with Recalcitrant Chronic Rhinosinusitis undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis * Patients over the age of 18 * Patients able to give informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they are unable to undergo surgery due to co morbidities. * Patients with previous Caldwell-Luc procedures * Patients with pre existing paraesthesia of the upper teeth or gums * Patients with destructive lesions of the maxilla * Patients with systemic disease affecting the paranasal sinuses (e.g. Wegener's granulomatosis) * Patients immune compromised

What they're measuring

Standard validated symptom scores

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01615536

SponsorIWitterick

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-12

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