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ABSTRACT Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) or chronic maxillary atelectasis (CMA) is characterized by enophthalmos or hypo Globus along with maxillary sinus atelectasis single-stage endoscopic maxillary mega-antrostomy and lateralized uncinate compared to the natural Keywords: chronic maxillary atelectasis, endoscopic sinus surgery, enophthalmos, hypoglobus, orbit, maxillary sinus Silent sinus syndrome (SSS) or chronic maxillary atelectasis (CMA) are terms used to describe a rare phenomenon characterized by enophthalmos or hypoglobus along with maxillary sinus atelectasis 1 include endoscopic maxillary antrostomy with stage procedure 2 endoscopic maxillary mega-antrostomy without Mega-Antrostomy: A Case Series Received: May Accepted: Published:
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Materials and Methods: Study design: to include sinonasal endoscopy and computed sinus underwent single-stage endoscopic maxillary megaResults: study and others, early SSS may not present changes Pt Age Sex Side Symptom(s) Months mm needed 1 M B 2 2 2 R Pressure 29 R M Incidental CT M Table 1:
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Discussion: by other studies showing that the orbit and maxillary sinus 2 standard maxillary antrostomy as measured between the maxillary mega-antrostomy appears to be an Figure 1:
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T Conclusion: date with reported endoscopic maxillary megaproximity to the orbit
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