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Use of a ureteric pigtail stent as a self-retaining frontal sinus stent

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

J. P. Hughes  and
J. Rowe-Jones
J. P. Hughes
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck/Facial Plastic Surgery, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
J. Rowe-Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck/Facial Plastic Surgery, The Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, UK.
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Abstract

There have been many frontal sinus stents described in the medical literature. Here we describe the first application of a ureteric pigtail stent to an extensively operated frontal sinus and lateral mucocele cavity. There are two properties of the design of this stent that make it ideal for this case. Firstly, it is self-retaining, eliminating the need for fixation sutures. Secondly, the stent has a considerable available length (220-300 mm between pigtails), allowing ventilation of a distant mucocele cavity.

Keywords

Frontal SinusStentsMucocele
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 118 , Issue 4 , April 2004 , pp. 299 - 301
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2004

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