background: proposing a strategy for sellar reconstruction in endoscopic transsphenoidal transsellar approach for pituitary adenoma. methods: 240 patients with pituitary adenoma underwent pure endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery. intra-operative csf leaks were classified as grade 0, no observable leak grade 1, csf dripping through an arachnoid membrane defect of less than 1 mm and grad...

introduction: endoscopic sinus surgery is a common procedure performed by otolaryngologists. this study evaluated the efficacy of intravenous (iv) tranexamic acid (ta) on hemorrhage  in patients undergoing elective endoscopic sinus surgery (ess).   materials and methods: the present study was performed in 170 patients scheduled for ess surgery under general anesthesia in order to examine the ef...

Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are locally aggressive, cystic, benign lesions. They mainly occur in the frontal or anterior ethmoidal sinuses, and more rarely in the maxillary sinus. Chronic sinus inflammation, trauma, previous surgery and allergic disease are common causes of paranasal mucoceles. Giant mucoceles of the maxillary sinus causing bone destruction are extremely rare in patients...

UNLABELLED Quality of life questionnaires have been increasingly used in clinical trials to help establish the impact of medical intervention or to assess the outcome of health care services. Among disease-specific outcome measures, SNOT-22 was considered the most suitable tool for assessing chronic rhinosinusitis and patients with nasal polyps. AIMS To perform translation, cross-cultural ada...

RATIONALE Sinonasal osteoblastoma is an extremely rare benign bone-forming tumor. PATIENT CONCERNS We report 2 extremely rare cases of sinonasal osteoblastoma in the middle turbinate. DIAGNOSES The preoperative diagnosis was osteoma in the middle turbinate. INTERVENTIONS We performed endoscopic removal of the mass in the middle turbinate and frontal recess. OUTCOMES Histological examina...

Malignant melanocytic melanoma is a rare sinonasal malignancy. We present a case report of an elderly lady who presented with epistaxis and intranasal polyps. Computed tomography revealed soft tissue mass in the oropharynx, nasopharynx, left ethmoid and entire maxillary sinus. The mass was removed via endoscopic medial maxillectomy. Histopathology examination revealed sinonasal melanocytic mali...

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...

Background Sarcomas comprise a diverse group of soft tissue mesenchymal malignancies. The sinuses and nasal region are a relatively rare site of sarcomas. Methods Retrospective review of the literature on sinonasal sarcomas from 1987-2017. Data were analyzed for demographics, treatment type, stage, and histopathologic type. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to assess and compare survival. Resu...

Objectives: Sinonasal schwannomas account for less than 4% of head and neck schwannomas, with the primary treatment modality being surgical excision via external approaches. The aim of this report is to present a rare case of recurrent schwannoma of the ethmoid cavity involving the anterior skull base which was successfully managed with endoscopic resection. Study Design: Case report and review...