Rejuvenating The Shunned Art of Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy Using Angled Endoscopes- A Descriptive Study

Nasal endoscopy is a minimally invasive, routine outpatient diagnostic procedure. With 0 degree scope being used as the first and often only endoscope in nasal endoscopy, this study will explicate use of angled scopes to identify anatomical variants common disease pointers. A Cross-sectional descriptive involving 756 subjects, between age group 12-80 years with chronic complaints. All subjects underwent 0-, 30- & 70-degree endoscopes. Common along markers were identified. Anatomical embedded lateral wall nose such accessory maxillary ostium (AMO) medialized uncinated (MU), seen better on 30 70 (AMO -12% 12.8% respectively MU -7.6 8.1% population respectively), when compared (AMO-5.6% MU-7 %). Disease pointers projected general trend visualized It included discharging meati (27.9 % 26.3% vs 25 degree), polyposis (20.2 19.6% 13% 0), eschar (6.1% 5.7% 4.5% CSF rhinorrhoea (1.3% 2.1% 70degree 0.5% 0). inclusion endoscopies, one gains capability diagnose early processes, mucosal changes learn intra anatomy better. The angulation lenses provides field vision appropriate magnification illumination.