Your surgeon will need to cut through your upper jaw (maxilla) to remove the tumour. The operation involves removing of some of the bone in your maxilla, part of the roof of your mouth, and possibly some of your teeth. This will allow your surgeon to remove the tumour and a margin of healthy tissue around it.

How do you perform a maxillectomy?

Your surgeon will need to cut through your upper jaw (maxilla) to remove the tumour. The operation involves removing of some of the bone in your maxilla, part of the roof of your mouth, and possibly some of your teeth. This will allow your surgeon to remove the tumour and a margin of healthy tissue around it.

What is infrastructure maxillectomy?

Infrastructure maxillectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the lower part of the maxilla and hard palate.

What is endoscopic medial maxillectomy?

Endoscopic medial maxillectomy (EMM) is a radical procedure that involves removal of the uncinate process, the bulla, the inferior turbinate, the middle turbinate, and the medial wall of the maxilla (including the nasolacrimal duct) to provide access to the maxillary sinus.

How long does a maxillectomy last?

Please remember that this leaflet is only a general guide and we will give you information specific to your particular needs. The average length of stay in hospital for a maxillectomy is usually five to seven days.

What is a partial maxillectomy?

A maxillectomy is the removal of all or part (partial maxillectomy) of the maxilla bone. If the tumor has grown into the hard palate (front part of the roof of the mouth), all or part of the involved bone (maxilla) will need to be removed.

How long does it take to recover from a maxillectomy?

Recovery from a maxillectomy depends on the extent of the procedure you have had. Often, a one to two week hospital stay is needed. In some cases, a temporary feeding tube may be needed to provide you with nutrition during and after the healing process.

What is a partial Maxillectomy?

What is bilateral Fess?

Today, Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) is one of the most common surgical methods to treat chronic sinus infections. In a FESS procedure, the surgeon uses a magnifying endoscope to see and remove affected tissue and bone.

How long does a partial maxillectomy take?

Day of surgery The operation will take approximately two hours.

How do you take care of an obturator?

Obturator Care Use soap and water or denture paste on a brush to remove plaque. Stains can be removed with commercial soaking agents. Clean the obturator over 4-5 inches of water in a basin or sink to avoid damage to the obturator should it drop. Remove the prosthesis at night and place it in a container of water.

What is a total Rhinectomy?

A rhinectomy is the surgical removal of a nose. If only part of the nose is removed it is called a partial rhinectomy, while entire nose removal is called a total rhinectomy. Often, a nose prosthesis is required for rehabilitation.

What is a medial maxillectomy?

Similarly, tumors isolated to the medial maxillary wall (such as inverted papilloma) are frequently treated with a medial maxillectomy (endoscopic or open). A maxillectomy may also be performed as part of a combined resection of a skull base or nasopharyngeal neoplasm.

What are the surgical options for the treatment of maxillary tumors?

Open transfacial or transoral techniques are still widely employed for maxillary tumors necessitating total or near total maxillectomy. Open approaches are also used to access some skull base and nasopharyngeal tumors. Surgical excision of tumors involving the maxilla is the main indication for a maxillectomy.

What is the most common indication for a medial maxillectomy?

The most common indication for a medial maxillectomy is a benign tumorlike inverted papilloma. This can be performed through a lateral rhinotomy incision, or a mid-facial degloving; however, this procedure is currently most commonly performed endoscopically.

What is the most common malignancy that requires maxillectomy?

Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy requiring maxillectomy. However, various other tumors, either benign or malignant tumors and originating from bone, minor salivary glands, or dental tissues among others, are also seen.