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Oroantral fistula

MedGen UID:
45231
Concept ID:
C0029293
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fistula, Oroantral; Fistulas, Oroantral; Oroantral Fistula; Oroantral Fistulas
SNOMED CT: Oroantral fistula (109675004); Established oroantral fistula (109675004); Epithelialized oroantral communication (109675004); OAF - oroantral fistula (109675004)

Definition

A fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOroantral fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chiapasco M, Tommasato G
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):1139-1155. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.07.007. PMID: 39214737
Craig JR, Poetker DM, Aksoy U, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Cha BY, Chiapasco M, Lechien JR, Safadi A, Simuntis R, Tataryn R, Testori T, Troeltzsch M, Vaitkus S, Yokoi H, Felisati G, Saibene AM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 Aug;11(8):1235-1248. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/alr.22777. PMID: 33583151
Craig JR, Tataryn RW, Aghaloo TL, Pokorny AT, Gray ST, Mattos JL, Poetker DM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2020 Jul;10(7):901-912. Epub 2020 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/alr.22598. PMID: 32506807

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sabatino L, Lopez MA, Di Giovanni S, Pierri M, Iafrati F, De Benedetto L, Moffa A, Casale M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 May 12;59(5) doi: 10.3390/medicina59050937. PMID: 37241169Free PMC Article
Craig JR, Tataryn RW, Aghaloo TL, Pokorny AT, Gray ST, Mattos JL, Poetker DM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2020 Jul;10(7):901-912. Epub 2020 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/alr.22598. PMID: 32506807
Bravo Cordero G, Minzer Ferrer S, Fernández L
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2016 Mar-Apr;67(2):107-13. Epub 2015 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2015.03.001. PMID: 26481975
Dym H, Wolf JC
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2012 May;24(2):239-47, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2012.01.015. PMID: 22503070
Woo HJ, Bae CH, Song SY, Choi YS, Kim YD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Sep;139(3):460-2. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.001. PMID: 18722231

Diagnosis

Scaini R, Berzaghi A, Saibene AM, Taschieri S, Testori T
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):1083-1097. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.07.012. PMID: 39214738
Bhalla N, Sun F, Dym H
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2021 May;33(2):249-262. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.01.002. PMID: 33685787
Craig JR, Poetker DM, Aksoy U, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Cha BY, Chiapasco M, Lechien JR, Safadi A, Simuntis R, Tataryn R, Testori T, Troeltzsch M, Vaitkus S, Yokoi H, Felisati G, Saibene AM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 Aug;11(8):1235-1248. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/alr.22777. PMID: 33583151
Shanti RM, Alawi F, Lee SM, Henderson AJ, Sangal NR, Adappa ND
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Feb;28(1):36-45. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000603. PMID: 31851019
Parrish NC, Warden PJ
Gen Dent 2010 Jul-Aug;58(4):312-7. PMID: 20591776

Therapy

Scaini R, Berzaghi A, Saibene AM, Taschieri S, Testori T
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):1083-1097. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.07.012. PMID: 39214738
Chiapasco M, Tommasato G
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):1139-1155. Epub 2024 Aug 30 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.07.007. PMID: 39214737
Dym H, Wolf JC
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2012 May;24(2):239-47, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2012.01.015. PMID: 22503070
Parrish NC, Warden PJ
Gen Dent 2010 Jul-Aug;58(4):312-7. PMID: 20591776
Palva T, Kärjä J, Palva A
Acta Otolaryngol 1977 Mar-Apr;83(3-4):328-35. doi: 10.3109/00016487709128852. PMID: 855659

Prognosis

Adamska P, Kaczoruk-Wieremczuk M, Pylińska-Dąbrowska D, Stasiak M, Bartmański M, Zedler A, Studniarek M
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Oct 26;25(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms252111507. PMID: 39519060Free PMC Article
Serrano-Giménez M, Sánchez-Torres A, Gay-Escoda C
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Nov 1;20(6):e715-22. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20613. PMID: 26449431Free PMC Article
Fusetti S, Emanuelli E, Ghirotto C, Bettini G, Ferronato G
Am J Otolaryngol 2013 Jul-Aug;34(4):323-6. Epub 2013 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.12.015. PMID: 23357594
Narayanan V, Nirvikalpa N, Rao SK
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2012 Dec;40(8):e426-31. Epub 2012 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.02.020. PMID: 22425501
Güven O
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 1998 Aug;26(4):267-71. doi: 10.1016/s1010-5182(98)80024-3. PMID: 9777507

Clinical prediction guides

Jurásek A, Farkas N, Frank D, Kolarovszki B, Sándor B, Radácsi A, Szántó I, Katona K
Clin Oral Investig 2024 Oct 23;28(11):609. doi: 10.1007/s00784-024-06000-x. PMID: 39443353Free PMC Article
Wasserzug O, Kaffe I, Lazarovici TS, Weissman T, Yahalom R, Fliss DM, Yarom N
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2017 Jan 1;31(1):36-39. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2017.31.4395. PMID: 28234151
Kapustecki M, Niedzielska I, Borgiel-Marek H, Różanowski B
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2016 Sep 1;21(5):e608-13. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21037. PMID: 27475687Free PMC Article
Procacci P, Alfonsi F, Tonelli P, Selvaggi F, Menchini Fabris GB, Borgia V, De Santis D, Bertossi D, Nocini PF
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):1190-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002706. PMID: 27300451
Hernando J, Gallego L, Junquera L, Villarreal P
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2010 May 1;15(3):e499-503. doi: 10.4317/medoral.15.e499. PMID: 20038901

Recent systematic reviews

Adamska P, Kaczoruk-Wieremczuk M, Pylińska-Dąbrowska D, Stasiak M, Bartmański M, Zedler A, Studniarek M
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Oct 26;25(21) doi: 10.3390/ijms252111507. PMID: 39519060Free PMC Article
Salgado-Peralvo AO, Mateos-Moreno MV, Uribarri A, Kewalramani N, Peña-Cardelles JF, Velasco-Ortega E
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Oct;123(5):e367-e375. Epub 2022 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.03.014. PMID: 35318134
Kiran Kumar Krishanappa S, Prashanti E, Sumanth KN, Naresh S, Moe S, Aggarwal H, Mathew RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 27;(5):CD011784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011784.pub2. PMID: 27231038
Serrano-Giménez M, Sánchez-Torres A, Gay-Escoda C
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Nov 1;20(6):e715-22. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20613. PMID: 26449431Free PMC Article
De Biasi M, Maglione M, Angerame D
Eur J Oral Implantol 2014 Winter;7(4):347-57. PMID: 25422823

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