Endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure for postoperative frontal mucocele

Abstract

All patients had a patent median drainage pathway and were free from preoperative symptoms with an average follow-up of 24.5 months. Although scar formation in the anterior aspects of the frontal recess was observed, no patients required revision surgery.

Evolution of the endoscopic modified Lothrop procedure: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

“…However, crusting and adhesion outcomes were nonuniformly recorded and were mentioned in 11 articles, and therefore could not be numerically summarized. Four patients reported hyposmia 12,13 that in each case resolved within a few months with the use of topical nasal steroid sprays.…”

The outside‐in approach to the modified endoscopic lothrop procedure

“…MELP is an established technique for accessing the frontal sinus for a variety of pathologies (Table III). 1–3, 5, 6, 1–18, 22–30 Improvements in endoscopic instrumentation and technique have allowed MELP to be performed with equivalent, if not better, outcomes than OPF.…”