METHOD FOR PREDICTING POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AFTER OPENING MAXILLARY SINUS CAVITY Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G01N33/48 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves taking exudate sample from nasal cavity by introducing turunda for 15-20 min and then transferring it to flask containing 2 ml of physiologic saline, holding 20 min and 10 ml of 2% copper chloride CuCl₂ solution in alcohol. The produced solution is hold half an hour, filtered and the liquid contents is poured over Petri dish for 5 h, held in thermostat at 37°C. Petri dish is examined and photographed. Changes like coarse crystals being observed in microcrystllograms forming star-like patterns having thick rays, with frequent decussations and breakings, probable disease complications are predicted.

EFFECT: high accuracy of prognosis.

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