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Br J Ophthalmol 2004;88:725
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Transcaruncular approach for the management of frontoethmoidal mucoceles: a comment

  1. J J Khong,
  2. P Wormald,
  3. D Selva
  1. Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia
  1. Correspondence to: DrJwu Jin Khong Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia; jjkhongyahoo.com
  • Accepted 3 October 2003

We read the article by Lai et al1 with interest.

The authors report a modification of the non-obliterative external procedure that was first described by Lynch in 1921.2 The Lynch-Howarth procedure2–4 involved transnasal stenting to prevent medial-ward collapse of the orbit obstructing drainage from the frontal sinus into the nose. Although the transcaruncular procedure uses a …

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