conclusion prompt diagnosis and treatment of isolated sphenoidal sinusitis is of utmost importance since it has noncharacteristic manifestations. noninvasive fungal sphenoidal sinusitis is best treated with sphenoidotomy. it seemed that abducens nerve palsy was associated with total sinus obstruction since patient condition improved promptly following the sphenoidotomy. background fungal sinusi...

Chronic sinusitis is a long-term infl ammation that occurs in the nasal and paranasal mucosa for 12 weeks. Non-contrast CT scan gold standard diagnosing chronic sinusitis. This study aims to determine characteristics of based on non-contrast at ENT-Head Neck Surgery Polyclinic RSUDZA Banda Aceh 2019. research was descriptive with retrospective data, medical record. The sample this taken by conse...

background: treatment of chronic sinusitis is complicated due to increase of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. the aim of this study was to determine the multidrug resistance (mdr) pattern of the bacteria causing chronic sinusitis in north of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on patients with chronic sinusitis. bacterial susceptibility to antimicrobial agents was determined...

A 32-year-old woman presented to the endocrinology clinic with recent onset galactorrhoea. Investigations revealed raised prolactin levels. An MRI scan demonstrated a normal pituitary gland, and an incidental finding of sphenoid sinusitis with expansion of the sphenoid sinus was thought to be due to a mucocele. It is postulated that either the direct local pressure by the mucocele or localised ...

OBJECTIVES: To review the pathogenic mechanisms and treatment of sinusitis in children.METHODS: Mucopurulent secretion and halitosis are important signs and symptoms for the diagnose of sinusitis. The radiographic and computorized tomography investigations confirm the sinusal disease.RESULT: The identification of the main pathogens involved in the acute and chronic sinusitis is fundamental to g...

introduction: the surgical management of chronic frontal sinus disorders remains a challenge for rhinologists. the aim of this study was to evaluate the result of draf iii in a series of patients who underwent this procedure.   materials and methods: twenty patients were included in this study. demographic data, history of prior surgery, asthma,  aspirin sensitivity and lund–mackay score were r...

the relationship between asthma and sinusitis has been proposed in many reports but the role of sinus surgery in their treatment is still controversial. therefore, the effect of functional sinus surgery in patients with controlled asthma was evaluated. fifty six patients with a history of sinusitis in whom maximum medical treatment had failed and also those with a history of asthma who were in ...

INTRODUCTION Sinusitis is a common morbidity in general population, however little is known about its occurrence in severely immunocompromised patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze the literature concerning sinusitis in patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. METHODS An electronic database se...

OBJECTIVES Acute sinusitis is a common upper respiratory tract infection worldwide, which can be severely complicated if inappropriate treatment is applied. The aim of this study was to assess and compare efficacy of cefuroxime and co-amoxiclav in the treatment of acute sinusitis in an Iranian sample population. METHODS A randomized clinical trial, comparing the efficacy of two oral antibioti...