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| Title | Author | Type of study | Year | Result |
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| Endonasal Frontal Sinus Surgery with Permanent Implantation of a Place Holder | Weber et al. | Controlled prospective | 1997 | 80% patent FSOT in the stented group vs. 33% in the nonstented group |
| The Success of 6-Months Stenting in Endonasal Frontal Sinus Surgery | Weber et al. | Retrospective | 2000 | Long-term stenting of the FSOT prevented restenosis in revision cases but did not prevent polyp regrowth |
| Frontal Sinus Stenting | Rains | Prospective (no control) | 2001 | 94% patent FSOT |
| Toxic Shock Syndrome Associated with Frontal Sinus Stents | Chadwell et al. | Case report | 2001 | TSS can be complicated by the frontal sinus stent |
| Evidence of Bacterial Biofilms on Frontal Recess Stents in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis | Perloff et al. | Prospective | 2004 | Evidence of bacterial biofilms on the stent of 6 patients |
| Long-Term Effect of Stenting after an Endoscopic Modified Lothrop Procedure | Banhiran et al. | Controlled prospective | 2006 | No difference between stented and nonstented groups |
| Prolonged Stenting of the Frontal Sinus | Orlandi et al. | Retrospective | 2009 | The mean length of stenting was 31.6 months |
| Failed Endoscopic Sinus Surgery | Huang et al. | Retrospective | 2009 | Explained the causes of failed endoscopic sinus surgery |
| Long-Term Stenting for Chronic Frontal Sinus Disease | Hunter et al. | Retrospective case series | 2010 | Three cases were successfully treated with long-term frontal sinus stenting |
| Twenty One Months of Frontal Sinus Stenting | Ivana et al. | Case report | 2012 | The stent was kept in place 21 months |
| Double J Stent of Frontal Sinus Outflow Tract in Revision Frontal Sinus Surgery | Mansour H. | Prospective (no control) | 2013 | Four of the 5 patients (6 out of 7 sinuses) had a patent frontal outflow tract |
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