Endoscopic Direct "Draf IIa" (Carolyn's Window Approach) Versus Endoscopic Angled "Draf IIa"Approach in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Frontal Sinus Affection ( A Comparative Study ).
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Endoscopic direct Draf IIa, Endoscopic angled Draf IIa.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS), Frontal Sinusitis, Draf I or IIa, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). Basic parameters: 18 years — 60 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
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Overview
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with frontal sinus affection indicated for sinuscopy will be randomly categorized in 2 groups: group A will have endoscopic directDraf IIa frontal sinusotomy and group B will have endoscopic angled Draf IIa frontal sinusotomy, the two groups will be compared according to ostium patency and perioperative morbidity
Detailed description
Frontal sinus surgery is a challenging component of endoscopic sinus surgery due to the intricacy and variability of frontal recess and sinus anatomy. Before the introduction of endoscopy in sinus surgery, complex cases of the frontal sinus were managed through the anterior wall using an osteoplastic flap approach. This technique was relatively successful in treating frontal sinus pathologies, but was invasive with adverse effects and failure in 6-25 percent of patients.
Different endoscopic techniques have been introduced for performing frontal sinusotomy. Draf categorized them into four techniques (Draf I, Draf IIa, Draf IIb, Draf III). Draf II procedures widen the frontal sinus outflow tract from the lamina papyracea laterally to the middle turbinate (Draf IIa) or the nasal septum medially (Draf IIb).
The thickness of the nasofrontal beak, and a limited anterior-posterior dimension of the frontal recess, make the Draf IIa frontal sinus surgery with angled endoscopy and instrumentation visually diffcult and requires skilled dexterity.
The direct access or Carolyn's window approach to the frontal recess replicates Draf's technique via the endoscopic approach. The approach utilizes only the 0° endoscope. In this approach, the entire frontal process of the maxilla, agger nasi and nasal process of the frontal bone, is removed with a high-speed drill.The goal of the approach is to visualize all walls of the frontal sinus via a ° endoscope. This postoperative view predicts better irrigation access and drainage of the frontal sinuses.
Interventions
- Procedure Endoscopic direct Draf IIa
Endoscopic direct Draf IIa (Carolyn' window approach) frontal sinusotomy - Procedure Endoscopic angled Draf IIa
Group BFrontal sinusotomy using angled endoscopeand instruments
Primary outcome measures
- Assess endoscopic direct access Draf IIa (carolyn's window approach) in creating patent frontal sinusotomy. [Time frame: 2 years]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Assess perioperative morbidity of endoscopic direct Draf IIa approach compared to endoscopic Draf IIa frontal sinusotomy with an angled endoscope and instrumentation [Time frame: 2 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients (aged 18 and above) with chronic rhino sinusitis affecting the frontal sinus with or without nasal polyps confirmed by nasal endoscopy and CT scan.
- Unilateral or bilateral cases.
- Denovo or recurrent cases.
Exclusion criteria
- Individuals younger than 18 year-old.
- Neoplasms
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Barham HP, Hall CA, Hernandez SC, Zylicz HE, Stevenson MM, Zito BA, Harvey RJ. Impact of Draf III, Draf IIb, and Draf IIa frontal sinus surgery on nasal irrigation distribution. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2020 Jan;10(1):49-52. doi: 10.1002/alr.22447. Epub 2019 Dec 11. PMID 31826329
- Spielman DB, Kim M, Overdevest J, Gudis DA. Zero-Degree Endoscopic Visualization of the Frontal Sinus Predicts Improved Topical Irrigation Delivery. Laryngoscope. 2021 Feb;131(2):250-254. doi: 10.1002/lary.28654. Epub 2020 Apr 11. PMID 32277702
- Seresirikachorn K, Sit A, Png LH, Kalish L, Campbell RG, Alvarado R, Harvey RJ. Carolyn's Window Approach to Unilateral Frontal Sinus Surgery. Laryngoscope. 2023 Oct;133(10):2496-2501. doi: 10.1002/lary.30569. Epub 2023 Jan 18. PMID 36651461
- Weber R, Draf W, Kratzsch B, Hosemann W, Schaefer SD. Modern concepts of frontal sinus surgery. Laryngoscope. 2001 Jan;111(1):137-46. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200101000-00024. PMID 11192882
- Hajbeygi M, Nadjafi A, Amali A, Saedi B, Sadrehosseini SM. Frontal Sinus Patency after Extended Frontal Sinusotomy Type III. Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Sep;28(88):337-343. PMID 27738610
- Pagella F, Maiorano E, Turri-Zanoni M, Ferrari M, Carena P, Zoia C, Czaczkes C, Conti C, Schreiber A, Battaglia P, Emanuelli E, Pelucchi S, Bignami M, Nicolai P, Castelnuovo P. The role of the osteoplastic flap in the endoscopic era: a retrospective multicentre experience on revision surgery. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital. 2023 Apr;43(Suppl. 1):S34-S40. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-suppl.1-43-2023-04. PMID 37698098
- Wormald PJ, Bassiouni A, Callejas CA, Kennedy DW, Citardi MJ, Smith TL, Orlandi RR, Kaschke O, Siow JK, Szczygielski K, Lund V, Fokkens W, Psaltis AJ. The International Classification of the radiological Complexity (ICC) of frontal recess and frontal sinus. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2017 Apr;7(4):332-337. doi: 10.1002/alr.21893. Epub 2016 Dec 5. PMID 27918154
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06668844 · Endoscopic direct Draf IIa