Table 1: Review of literature.

Authors No of patients Age at presentation in years Gender Side Probable Aetiology Treatment by only middle meatal antrostomy Single stage sinus/orbital surgery Multi stage treatment Conservative treatment No treatment
Soparkar, et al. [2] 14 29-46 8:6 (male:female) 9:5 (right:left) Chronic sinusitis, retention cyst, mucocoele 2 12 - - -
Boyd, et al. [13] 6 33-74 3:3 - Chronic sinusitis 3 3 - - -
Illner, et al. [3] 5 39-65 4:1 3:2 Chronic sinusitis 3 - - 1 1
Rose, et al. [6] 14 25-78 7:7 8:6 Chronic sinusitis 8 4 - - -
Thomas, et al. [5] 4 27-40 3:1 - - 2 - 2 - -
Hourany, et al. [9] 1 30 Male Right Chronic sinusitis - - - - -
Bossolesi, et al. [14] 4 38-45 2:2 Right Chronic sinusitis - 4 - - -
Sesenna, et al. [8] 3 28-46 2:1 Left Chronic sinusitis - - 3 - -
Gill, et al. [15] 1 32 Female Right Pregnancy related sinusitis 1 - - - -
Saldanha, et al. [11] 1 20 Male Right Barotrauma leading to sinusitis 1 - - - -
Gan, et al. [16] 1 44 Female Left Chronic sinusitis 1 - - - -
Conville, et al. [17] 1 30 Male Right Chronic sinusitis - - - - 1
Ferro, et al. [18] 1 28 Female Left Chronic sinusitis - - - - 1