CHARACTERISTICS OF PARANASAL SINUS MUCOCELES IN

CIPTOMANGUNKUSUMO GENERAL HOSPITAL: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

WARDANI Retno S1, ANATRIERA Raden A2, RAHMAWATI Indah2

1
Rhinology Division, Otorhynolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department RSUPN Dr.
Cipto Mangunkusumo, Indonesia
2
Otorhynolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo,
Indonesia

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Mucoceles are chronic, slow-growing, mucosa-lined lesions found in the

paranasal sinuses that are locally damaging, causing bony resorption and develop leading to
expansions of the sinus wall, frequently to intraorbital and intracranial involvement. Mucoceles
arising as a result from obstruction of sinus ostium and resulting accumulation of mucus, secondary
to previous surgery, allergic reaction, inflammation, trauma or a tumor mass.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective review conducted on patients with
mucocele diagnosis in the period from January 2012 to December 2017. We describe patient age
and sex, mucocele location, clinical features, surgical approaches, recurrence and complications.
The study is aimed at describing the characteristics of paranasal sinuses mucoceles along with the
treatment in a tertiary healthcare centre.
RESULTS: The most commonly affected location are the frontal and ethmoid sinuses. The
clinical symptoms are devious, varying with the amount of the affected region. Treatment of
paranasal sinuses is surgical marsupialization, either by endoscopic or external approach.
CONCLUSIONS: Endonasal surgery has a safe approach and become the procedure of choice in
paranasal sinus mucoceles management.

Keywords: Paranasal sinus, mucocele, characteristics, descriptive