Table III.
Systematic review of the literature on frontal sinus inverted papilloma.
| Year | Author | No. of patients | Pedicle insertion | Surgical approach | Follow-up (mean) | Recurrence (percentage) | Failed surgical approach | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chandra et al. 11 | 4 | Not univocal | 1 combined 3 endoscopic | 11 months | 0 | No | |
| 2005 | Dubin et al. 8 | 6 | Not univocal | 1 osteoplastic | 13.5 months | 1 (16.6%) | 1 EEA-OPF | No |
| 4 combined | ||||||||
| 1 endoscopic | ||||||||
| 2007 | Woodworth et al. 12 | 19 | 9 frontal sinus | 5 combined | 40 months | 6 (31.6%) | 4 EEA (inside frontal sinus) | Not univocal |
| 10 frontal recess | 14 endoscopic | 1 EEA (outside frontal sinus) | ||||||
| 1 EEA-EAWO (outside frontal sinus) | ||||||||
| 2008 | Zhang et al. 13 | 9 | 9 nasofrontal recess and infundibulum | 9 endoscopic | 15.1 months | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Yoon et al. 14 | 18 | 1 anterior wall | 11 endoscopic | 36.6 months | 4 (22.2%) | 3 EEA | Not univocal |
| 6 medial wall | 7 combined | 1 EEA-EAWO | ||||||
| 5 diffuse | ||||||||
| 5 posterior wall | ||||||||
| 1 lateral wall | ||||||||
| Sham et al. 15 | 3 | 3 nasofrontal recess | 1 endoscopic | Not specified for subpopulation | 2 (66.6%) | 1 EEA 1 EEA-OPF | Not univocal | |
| 2 combined | ||||||||
| 2010 | Lombardi et al. 16 | 11 | Not univocal | 6 endoscopic | 53.8 months | 2 (18.2%) | 2 EEA | Not univocal |
| 5 combined | ||||||||
| 2015 | Healy et al. 17 | 26 | 9 posterior wall | Not well described (for sure 4 EEA + TREPH) | Not well described | 4 (15.4%) | 4 EEA-EAWO | Not univocal |
| 2 anterior wall | ||||||||
| 1 medial wall | ||||||||
| 1 interfrontal cell | ||||||||
| 11 orbital roof | ||||||||
| 1 supraorbital cell | ||||||||
| 8 not univocal | ||||||||
| 2016 | Adriaensen et al. 18 | 12 | Not univocal | 12 endoscopic | 42 months | 2 (15.4%) | 2 EEA | Not univocal |
| 2017 | Ibrahim et al. 19 | 10 | 2 nasofrontal recess | 5 combined | 24 months | 0 | 1 CSF leak | |
| 3 posterior wall | 5 endoscopic | |||||||
| 5 orbital roof or anterior wall or lateral recess | ||||||||
| 2019 | Pietrobon et al. 9 | 16 | Not univocal | 5 endoscopic | 43 months | 1 (6.3%) | 1 EEA-EAWO | Not univocal |
| 11 combined | ||||||||
| Choi et al. 20 | 23 | Not univocal | Not well described | Not well described | 3 (13%) | 2 EEA 1 EEA-OPF | Not univocal | |
| Sham et al. 21 | 18 | 5 interfrontal septum | 12 endoscopic | 43 months | 9 (50%) | 6 EEA 3 EEA-EAWO | 1 CSF leak | |
| 6 posterior wall | 6 combined | 1 orbital hematoma | ||||||
| 4 infundibulum | 3 stenosis | |||||||
| 3 orbital roof | ||||||||
| EEA: endoscopic endonasal approach; EAWO: external approach without osteoplastic flap; OPF: osteoplastic flap; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; TREPH: trephination. | ||||||||