Abstract
The authors report 20 cases (28 sides) of frontal sinus diseases, that had been treated with obliteration of the postoperative cavities with self-prepared heterogenous bones.
The bones were prepared with 30% peroxydase solution, ether, ethylenediamine and ethylenediamine carbonate, the method reported from orthopedic department of Kobe University Medical School. Of the 20 cases, 18 cases or 25 sides showed uneventful course without complications. A case developed a postoperative fistula, which was successfully treated with simple curettage, the other case could not be followed.
The authors proposed that self-prepared heterogenous bones can be an alternative to autogenous bone or deproteinized heterogenous bones available commercially.
