For treatment of a sinonasal inverted papilloma (IP), it is essential to have a definite diagnosis, to identify its origin by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to select the appropriate surgical approach based on the staging system proposed by Krouse. Recently, a new surgical approach named endoscopic modified medial maxillectomy (EMMM) was proposed. This approa...

BACKGROUND Nasal douching is common practice in treatment of chronic sinusitis and after endoscopic sinus surgery. Current nasal delivery techniques show inconsistent sinus penetration. The aim of this study was to compare sinonasal penetration of nasal douching to an optimized nasal nebulizer in an operated cadaver model. METHODS Fourteen preserved cadavers were used receiving complete sphen...

RATIONALE The European Position Paper on Sinusitis (EPOS) guidelines provide composite criteria to evaluate chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) control, taking into consideration the severity of patients' symptoms, aspect of nasal mucosa and medical intake as parameters of CRS control. OBJECTIVES To study the degree of CRS control using novel EPOS control criteria at 3-5 years after a functional end...

Background/objectives: Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma is a rare aggressive malignant tumor arising in the sinonasal tract and a malignant neoplasm of uncertain histogenesis. As the tumor contains various components of teratoma, sarcoma and carcinoma arising from cells of embryonic origin majority of the patients suffer locoregional failure. Case report: A 35-year-old patient reported with histo...

Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is the gold standard for management of chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, and other pathology involving paranasal as tumors. Intraoperative bleeding during ESS can be challenging due to narrow sinonasal surgical field, single working hand, use endoscopic instruments, which may affect hemostasis. There a role type anesthesia technique used intraoperative cont...

CONCLUSIONS In order to confirm these preliminary results, a prospective double-blind study has been instituted in Padova University ENT Section to compare the efficacy of sulphurous-arsenical-ferruginous thermal water nasal irrigations vs isotonic sodium chloride solution nasal irrigations after functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis. OBJECTIVES Despite their widespread us...