Radical Surgery of Sinusitis

Gallbladder Carcinoma: Radical Surgery?

Role of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Pediatric Acute Complicated Sinusitis

Sinus surgery was initially done transnasally or by a transmaxillary approach with the use of external lighting (often a headlight) and the surgeon’s direct vision. Endoscopic techni‐ ques for intranasal surgery were first pioneered for adult applications and were gradually applied to pediatric sinus surgery as endoscope technology improved and smaller diameter endoscopes became available. Tech...

Clinical outcome of endoscopic surgery for frontal sinusitis.

OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of endoscopic surgery for chronic frontal sinusitis. DESIGN A prospective analysis of established measures of clinical outcome (Chronic Sinusitis Survey and Short Form 36) that was administered to patients before frontal sinus surgery and at intervals of 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after surgery. INTERVENTIONS For limited disease, the frontal recess wa...

Transoral robotic surgery: radical tonsillectomy.

OBJECTIVE To describe and show the feasibility of a new surgical technique for transoral robotic surgery (TORS) radical tonsillectomy. DESIGN A prospective, phase 1 clinical trial. SETTING Academic, tertiary referral center. PATIENTS A total of 27 participants were prospectively selected using a volunteer sample. All eligible patients agreed to participate in the study. INTERVENTIONS Pa...

ACUPUNCTURE AND SINUSITIS About sinusitis

Each year, around 2% of the UK population consults their GP about a suspected sinus infection (Ashworth 2005). Most people with acute sinusitis recover with or without treatment within 10 days of seeing a GP (Williamson 2007), but about 92% are prescribed an antibacterial, even though it makes little difference to outcome. (Ashworth 2005) Acute sinusitis is defined as inflammation of the nose a...