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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2026

Lateral Mucosal Flap With Steroid-Eluting Implant in Revision Draf Type III Frontal Sinus Surgery.

Mario Turri-Zanoni, Gloria Schiavo, Marco Valentini, Andrea Presta, Federico Russo, Alessandro Vinciguerra, Paolo Battaglia

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Article in The Laryngoscope, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Mario Turri-ZanoniDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3678-9088
Gloria SchiavoDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1047-2872
Marco ValentiniDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8708-8716
Andrea PrestaDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Federico RussoDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-1939
Alessandro VinciguerraDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-4908
Paolo BattagliaDivision of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Sant'Anna, ASST Lariana, Como, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This technical note introduces a novel endoscopic strategy that integrates a laterally based endonasal mucosal flap with a bioabsorbable steroid-eluting implant to prevent restenosis following revision of Draf type III frontal sinus surgery. The vascularized flap is stabilized and maintained in close apposition to the underlying bone by a self-expanding bioabsorbable stent, which simultaneously provides sustained local corticosteroid delivery to reduce postoperative inflammation. By combining mechanical stabilization with targeted anti-inflammatory therapy, this technique represents a potentially innovative solution to promote mucosalization and maintain patency of the frontal neo-ostium in complex revision cases.

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Drug-Eluting StentsEndoscopyFrontal SinusNasal MucosaSurgical FlapsAbsorbable ImplantsHumansReoperationDraf type IIIfrontal sinus surgeryfrontal stentnasal flapsrevision surgery

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PMID41895813
PMCPMC13460446

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