Sinus Mucoceles: Is Marsupialization Enough?

Endoscopic treatment of paranasal sinus mucoceles in children

“…The marsupialization and drainage of the cyst is believed to be the mainstay of treatment [4] and the endoscopic approach seems to be the most successful tool in carrying out this type of surgical management [1,[5][6][7][8]. The endoscopic approach has also been successfully used in pediatric patients affected by mucoceles [5,6,[9][10][11][12].…”

Persistent Deciduous Molar as an Etiology for a Maxillary Sinus Mucocele

“…Conservative surgery involves marsupialization of the mucocele with maintenance of adequate sinus drainage, to minimize risk of recurrence. This approach is based on the principle that the underlying disturbance in a mucocele is one of blocked ostial drainage and not of a diseased mucous membrane and is now preferably done endoscopically Marsupialization of the mucocele with establishment of ostial drainage relieves the symptoms of the mucocele and prevents re-accumulation of the mucus later [9].…”

Post-trauma mucocele formation in the frontal sinus; a rationale of follow-up

“…Recently a lot has been published on endoscopic treatment of mucoceles but only on small mucoceles without invasion of the cranium or orbit 7,14,16,21 .…”