Endoscopic Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull Base
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Comprehensive management of the paranasal sinuses in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.
OBJECTIVE The endonasal route often provides the most direct and safe approach to skull base pathology. In this article we review the literature with regard to management of the paranasal sinuses in the setting of skull base surgery. METHODS We describe our institutional experience and review the literature of concurrent management of the sinusitis in patients undergoing endoscopic skull base...
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