Table 1 Demographic, clinical, CT characteristics, histopathological types of the cysts, and endoscopic surgical approaches
Variable | Characteristics | Number (%) of patients [Total 6] |
|---|---|---|
Patient demography | -Age: 15–40 | |
-Sex: | ||
-Male | 2 (33%) | |
-Female | 4 (67%) | |
Patient presentations | - Asymptomatic | 1 (17%) |
- Facial swelling | 2 (33%) | |
- Nasal congestion and discharge | 2 (33%) | |
- Facial pain | 1 (17%) | |
CT criteria of bone displacements | -Septal and nasal floor | 1 (17%) |
-Nasal and maxillary floor | 1 (17%) | |
-Maxillary floor alone | 2 (33%) | |
-Anterior wall | 2 (33%) | |
-Medial wall of maxillary sinuses | 3 (50%) | |
-Lateral wall of the maxillary sinus | 2 (33%) | |
Histopathological types | - Periapical (radicular cysts) | 4 (67%) |
- Calcifying odontogenic tumor | 1 (17%) | |
- Ameloblastoma | 1 (17%) | |
Endoscopic surgical approaches | -Endoscopic-assisted minimal sublabial approach | 4 (67%) |
-Endoscopic endonasal minimal rhinotomy | 1 (17%) | |
-Endoscopic wide middle meatal antrostomy | 1 (17%) | |