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Endoscopic sinus surgery is a procedure designed to enlarge the natural drainage pathways of the sinuses to restore their function and health. In chronic sinusitis, the sinuses are unable to drain adequately due to inflammation of the narrow drainage pathways.
The fully updated comprehensive anatomical guide on surgery of the paranasal sinuses and skull base. As in the acclaimed prior editions, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Fourth Edition focuses strictly on anatomy, 3D reconstruction, and step-by-step surgical techniques.
1 sty 1994 · The main goal of endoscopic sinus surgery is to remove the disease in the nose and sinuses, with preservation of mucosa and improvement of mucociliary transport.
1 lip 2016 · In the first of a two-part series, Martyn Barnes and colleagues discuss indications for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), the surgical objectives and techniques, patient...
31 gru 2020 · The recent advances in surgical management is the use of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) as it causes less morbidity, complication, pain and above all, less recurrence rates. This study...
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is also sometimes called Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). It is in fact a group of several different smaller operations. Your surgeon may choose to do one or more of these smaller operations, depending on which of your sinuses has been causing you problems.
Endoscopic sinus surgery is the name given to operations used for severe or difficult to treat sinus problems. In the past sinus operations were done through incisions. (cuts) in the face and mouth but endoscopic sinus surgery allows the operation to be performed without the need for these cuts.
