OBJECTIVE: To review the safety and efficacy of endoscopic @entity2694 (SPOAs) secondary to @entity1244 and to evaluate risk factors that may be associated with failure. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective chart review. METHODS: All @entity1 admitted to the University of the Virginia Health System with a diagnosis of SPOA between 1992 and 1999 were reviewed. RESULTS: Seven of the 10 SPOAs identified, each located medially, resolved without complication after endoscopic drainage. The remaining three @entity1 required a second drainage. One @entity1 had an inferiorly located SPOA, which recurred laterally after endoscopic drainage. A second pediatric @entity1 , who did not undergo a routine second-look procedure, developed middle turbinate lateralization and synechiae, which led to recurrent SPOAs. A third @entity1 with a significant history of @entity1244 was found to have an ethmoid sinus mucocele extending into the medial and posterior orbit. All @entity1 eventually resolved their symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic drainage of medial SPOAs appears to be safe and effective. However, several risk factors must be recognized when present. Management of these risk factors is discussed.

Pitfalls in the endoscopic XXXX secondary to @entity1244 .

@entity2694 :: ('MESH:D009916', 'Disease') :: ['drainage of subperiosteal orbital abscesses'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient', 'patients'] @entity1244 :: ('MESH:D012852', 'Disease') :: ['sinusitis']
@entity2694 :: (MESH:D009916,Disease) :: ['drainage of subperiosteal orbital abscesses']
