To evaluate results of concurrent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and nasal plastic surgery in terms of safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction, and compare them with the results of single procedures. We conducted a prospective case control study in three groups of patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal deformity; 25 cases had concurrent FESS and rhinoplasty, 25 controls had FES...

Objective: To assess the efficacy and quality of life after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in individuals who have chronic rhinosinusitis. Methods: This prospective study was held department ENT Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital ENT, Head Neck Surgery department, Pak International Medical College Peshawar Institute Sciences (PIMS), Hayatabad for duration from September 2021 to 2...

The recent advent of endoscopic procedures has compelled plastic surgeons to reconsider the conventional methods by which the excision of different types of head and neck tumors are classically achieved. Endoscopic resection is a safe and minimally invasive approach and spares unnecessary discomfort to the patient. This article describes the authors' method for performing a video-assisted surge...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the different factors affecting the outcome of transnasal endoscopic repair of choanal atresia (CA) in children. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academic tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS Eighty patients (48 girls and 32 boys) aged 3 days to 17 years (mean age, 3 years 8 months) who presented with unilateral (n = 53: 37 right, 16 left) or bilateral (n = ...

We report the case of a sixteen-year-old female patient with an ectopic intranasal tooth located in inferior nasal meatus left side. The was incidental finding on dental panoramic x-ray, made at orthodontist to plan fixed retainer. didn’t have any symptoms like obstruction, discharge or epistaxis. After discussing our collegues from maxillofacial surgery-department, removed endoscopic-endonasal...

background and objectives: nasal polyposis is a diseases resulting from complex pathogenetic mechanisms. some studies showed that tgfβ1 had significant role in this pathogenesis. in this study, we investigated the roe of cytokines and mediators in polyp development. material and methods: in this case- control study, healthy nasal mucosal samples were obtained from 24 people undergoing septoplas...

BACKGROUND Although nasal polyps are one of the most frequent diseases, their etiopathogenesis remains unclear.Since eosinophils are the main inflammatory cells in the substantial proportion of nasal polyp tissues, they are considered potentially responsible for the etiopathogenesis and prognosis of the disease. Aim of this study was to investigate the relation between mucosal and peripheral eo...

Fifty years ago, the extracorporeal cold light and its transmission by glass fibers, along with the Hopkins rod lens system, were introduced. The development and application of these new technologies to upper airways allowed studying, understanding, and improving knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the nasal cavity and sinuses. In particular, some fundamental concepts of moder...

When a patient requesting rhinoplasty also complains of nasal obstruction, it is critical to accurately diagnose the cause. The author reviews diagnostic procedures, including anterior rhinoscopy, nasal endoscopy, and coronal-sinus computed tomography scan. He discusses technical aspects of septoplasty and turbinate surgery, which address common causes of nasal obstruction, emphasizing traditio...