UNLABELLED Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is the preferred treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis currently. Success on symptoms relief and quality of life improvement are the study leading objectives. STUDY DESIGN retrospective clinical trial. METHODS Questionnaires were given to the patients referred to Hospital das Clinicas-UFPE to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) functional endoscopic si...

Objective. We report the first utilisation of transnasal marsupialization to treat a keratocystic odontogenic tumor in the maxillary sinus of a 37-year-old man. Case Report. A 37-year-old man presented with a nasal discharge and right odontalgia. Computed tomography revealed an expanding cystic lesion with a calcificated wall containing an impacted tooth in the right maxillary sinus. The diagno...

In the past two decades, endoscopic sinus surgeries (ESS) have been widely advocated as a safe and effective treatment for disorders of paranasal sinuses that are refractory to medical therapy. ESS caters surgeons with two-dimensional visualization of the anatomical structures; however in scenarios where there is a close anatomical relation between the disease and delicate intracranial or intra...

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.. Background: Endoscopic sinus surgery has become a preferred modality for management of various nasal and sinus disorders. Orbital complications, though rare, are reported amongst patients undergoing ESS. Study Design: Case series. Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken of four cases of orbital complications during endoscopic sinus surgery. Results: Two patients suffered from periorbi...

BACKGROUND Maxillary sinus inverted papilloma entails medial maxillectomy and is associated with high incidence of recurrence. OBJECTIVE To study the impact of prior surgery on recurrence rate after transnasal endoscopic medial maxillectomy. METHODOLOGY Eighteen patients with primary and 33 with recurrent maxillary sinus inverted papilloma underwent transnasal endoscopic medial maxillectomy...

BACKGROUND Wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery may result in adhesion formation. Hyaluronic acid may prevent synechiae development. A systematic review was performed to evaluate the current evidence on the clinical efficacy of hyaluronic acid applied to the nasal cavity after sinus surgery. METHODS Studies using hyaluronic acid as an adjunct treatment following endoscopic sinus surge...

Endoscopic sinus surgery has become an increasingly popular procedure since Messerklinger [1) and Wigand et al. [2] described the advantages of the intranasal endoscope and its surgical application . The concept of "functional endoscopic sinus surgery" [3] evolved from the work of Hilding [4, 5), Proctor [6, 7], and Messerklinger [8-1 0] on mucociliary clearance and air flow in the paranasal si...

Background: Successful outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery depends on complete visualization of the operative field and intraoperative control of bleeding. Major disadvantage of general anesthesia is the increased bleeding encountered, which can interfere with optimum visualization of the intranasal anatomy unless hypotensive methods are used. Objectives: To study the different anesthetic techn...