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ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2020

Draf III frontal sinus surgery for the treatment of Pott's puffy tumour in adults: our case series and a review of frontal sinus anatomy risk factors.

Alfonso Luca Pendolino, Foteini Stefania Koumpa, Henry Zhang, Samuel C Leong, Peter J Andrews

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Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Clinical features, operative management and surgical results of first Draf III procedure, revision Draf III approach and the use of mucosal flaps and stents: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  2. Draf III in the Acute Phase of Pott's Puffy Tumor: A Scoping Review.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025
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  5. Pott's puffy tumor with intracranial extension in a child with incontinentia pigmenti: case based review of the eponymous disease.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  7. [Characteristics and therapeutic strategies of Pott's puffy tumor].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024
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  9. Pott's puffy tumor secondary to frontal sinusitis.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alfonso Luca PendolinoDepartment of ENT, Royal National Ent and Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK. alfonso.pendolino@nhs.net.
Foteini Stefania KoumpaDepartment of ENT, Royal National Ent and Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK.
Henry ZhangDepartment of ENT, Royal National Ent and Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK.
Samuel C LeongSkull Base Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Peter J AndrewsDepartment of ENT, Royal National Ent and Eastman Dental Hospitals, 47-49 Huntley St Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6DG, UK.
Eastman Dental Hospital · GBAintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe present our case series of four adult patients with Pott's puffy tumour (PPT), successfully treated with Draf III over a mean period of 11 months. A critical review of the literature is also provided.

methodsA retrospective review of patients undergoing Draf III for PPT from January 2018 to January 2019 was performed.

resultsFour consecutive male patients ranging from 26 to 62 years, with a mean age of 49.5 ± 16.3 years, undergoing Draf III for Pott's puffy tumour were included. Two patients had a Kuhn type IV frontal cell narrowing the frontonasal pathway and presented without previous sinus surgery, whereas the other two had previous sinus surgery. The success rate of the operation was 100% with an average length of follow-up of 11 months (range 5-18).

conclusionIn our experience, the Draf III procedure is a highly effective treatment of PPT. In particular, we have demonstrated it to be very effective in accessing highly positioned Kuhn type IV cells.

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Frontal SinusPott Puffy TumorAdultAgedHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeEndoscopyFrontal sinusFrontal sinusitisPott’s puffy tumour

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PMID32346755
PMCPMC7335370
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