Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2007 Apr;136(4):616-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.10.033.

Organizing hematoma of the maxillary sinus

Hyung Min Song  1 , Yong Ju Jang, Yoo-Sam Chung, Bong-Jae Lee
Affiliations

Organizing hematoma of the maxillary sinus

Hyung Min Song et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to elucidate the clinical features and surgical results of OHMS (organizing hematoma of the maxillary sinus).

Study design and setting: We performed a chart review of 20 patients undergoing surgery for maxillary sinus lesions and pathologically diagnosed with OHMS between January 1990 and December 2005.

Results: The most common complaint was frequent epistaxis (70%). Paranasal CT scans showed unilateral expansile maxillary opacification, heterogeneous enhancement, bony destruction (25%), and focal calcification (15%). Treatment consisted of a sublabial approach combined with endonasal endoscopic surgery (50%), endonasal endoscopic surgery alone (45%), and Denker's operation (5%). All patients had a successful outcome without recurrence.

Conclusion: Conservative surgical approaches such as sublabial or endonasal endoscopic surgery alone or in combination lead to excellent outcomes without recurrence. We propose the term "OHMS" to better describe this rare pathology.

Significance: Our report is the largest series of OHMS to date.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources