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Extended sphenoidotomy combined with transpterygoid approach for sphenoidal sinus inverted papilloma

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Abstract

Purpose

Inverted papilloma of the sphenoid sinus (IPSS) is a rare tumor with debated surgical management due to its proximity to vital structures. The aim of this manuscript is to highlight the role of a transpterygoid approach (TPA) and pedicle-orientated strategy in case of involvement of critical structures in IPSS and compare it with data from the literature.

Methods

Patients with primary IPSS between January 2000 and June 2021 were included. Pre-operative CT/MRI were analyzed to classify the pneumatization of the SS and predict the insertion point of the inverted papilloma. All patients were treated with a trans-sphenoidal approach which was combined with a TPA in case of lateral insertion point. A systematic search was also performed to summarize the available literature.

Results

Twenty-two patients were treated for IPSS. By CT, the SS was categorized with type III pneumatization in 72.8% of cases. Eleven patients (50%) were treated with a TPA with a statistical association with the insertion point on the SS lateral wall (p = 0.01), rather than a SS pneumatization (p = 0.63). The overall success was 95.5% after a mean follow-up of 35.9 months. For the literature, 26 publications were included on 97 patients and described a trans-sphenoidal approach with a success rate of 84.6% after a mean follow-up of 24.5 months.

Conclusion

IPSS is generally treated with a sphenoidotomy approach, although in selected cases, a TPA should be preferred to expose the whole SS lateral wall though allowing a complete pedicled oriented resection of the tumor.

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    Alessandro Vinciguerra, Benjamin Verillaud & Philippe Herman

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Vinciguerra, A., Guichard, J.P., Verillaud, B. et al. Extended sphenoidotomy combined with transpterygoid approach for sphenoidal sinus inverted papilloma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 280, 5369–5378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-023-08106-6

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