OBJECTIVE To determine whether the 15-degree reverse Trendelenburg position (RTP) during functional endoscopic sinus surgery improves endoscopic field of view and reduces intraoperative blood loss when compared with the horizontal position (HP). STUDY DESIGN A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING St Paul's Sinus Centre, Vancouver, Canada. SUBJECTS Patients with chronic rhinos...

Sinonasal tumors often mimick inflammatory diseases. If misdiagnosed, results are life threatening. This article comprises of study done on 5 patients who presented with nasal mass. They underwent clinical examination, diagnostic endoscopy, radiology and histopathological examination (HPE). Thorough evaluation helps the surgeon diagnose rare cases thus preventing detrimental outcomes. Herein we...

Sinonasal squamous papilloma is a benign epithelial tumor having variable squamous differentiation. It occurs in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Malignant transformation of sinonasal squamous papilloma is responsible for cancer-related deaths worldwide. We reported a 52-year old man diagnosed as malignant transformation of a large sinonasal squamous cell papilloma. Moreover, bilateral n...

Sinonasal region is an exceptional site for metastatic tumors. Renal cell carcinoma is known to metastasise to the most unusual sites, the sinonasal region being one of them. Clear cell carcinoma is its most common histologic variant. A sixty year old male presented with epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Clinical examination and CT scan revealed a vascular tumor in the right nasal cavity and max...

Objective: A prospective study was conducted in the department of ENT to see the incidence, Prevalence, Symptoms, signs and etiopathogenesis in relation to ophthalmic manifestations in ENT diseases and various ENT surgical procedures (iatrogenic). Material and methods: 35 cases were selected from IN and OUT patients of the department between July 1st 2008 to June 30th of 2009. 26 cases of orbit...

BACKGROUND Primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma is a rare disease, occurring far less often than cutaneous lesions. The objective of this study was to review the records of patients diagnosed with primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of 23 patients with sinonasal mucosal melanoma who were treated at Taipei Veterans General Hospit...

Asthma is a complex disorder frequently associated with a poor symptom control, concomitant morbidity, mortality, and significant health care costs due to lack of compliance or inadequate therapeutic options. Interleukin-5 (IL-5) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic disorders, and in the latest years has become a definite target for treatment. Besides asthma, other hypereosinoph...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic anterior skull-base surgery has been previously suggested to cause a significant deterioration in olfactory function. Given the impact on quality of life, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of a unilateral middle-turbinate-sacrificing approach on olfactory function and sinonasal outcome. METHODS Prospective cohort study comparing olfactory and sinona...

OBJECTIVES Sinonasal mucosal melanoma is a rare and aggressive disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical features of patients with sinonasal mucosal melanoma and to determine the role of Ki67 antigen as a predictor of prognosis in sinonasal mucosal melanoma. METHODS This was a retrospective case-series study at a single institution, an academic tertiary referral center. From ...