Book Review: Endoscopic Approaches to the Paranasal Sinuses and Skull Base: A Step-by-Step Anatomic Dissection Guide.

Robotic surgery for the sinuses and skull base: what are the possibilities and what are the obstacles?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Robotic surgery in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery has become a valuable tool in certain anatomic approaches; however, its application in surgery of the paranasal sinuses and anterior skull base is still in an investigatory phase and requires further evaluation. RECENT FINDINGS Existing robotic surgical systems face particular limitations in their application at the s...

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...

European position paper on the anatomical terminology of the internal nose and paranasal sinuses.

The advent of endoscopic sinus surgery led to a resurgence of interest in the detailed anatomy of the internal nose and paranasal sinuses. However, the official Terminologica Anatomica used by basic anatomists omits many of the structures of surgical importance. This led to numerous clinical anatomy papers and much discussion about the exact names and definitions for the structures of surgical ...

Endoscopic Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses and Anterior Skull Base

Anatomic Reference for Computed Tomography of the Paranasal Sinuses and Their Openings in the Rayini Goat

Objective-  to provide a reference anatomy of the paranasal sinuses of the goat by using computed tomographic modality. Design- Experimented study.   Animals- Five male Rayini goats.   Procedures- CT images were acquired from the head region perpendicular to the hard palate. CT windows were adjusted as necessary to  obtain the optimal image for the paranasal sinuses. The images were studie...