BACKGROUND Sinus computed tomography (CT) is performed for the diagnosis of paranasal sinus disease and to assess response to medical therapy. In addition, sinus CT is used for intraoperative imaging guidance. Multiple CTs increase cost and radiation exposure. OBJECTIVE To determine potential cost savings and radiation dose reduction that result from the use of a single universal sinus CT pro...

Objective: To compare endoscopic pilonidal sinus treatment (EPSIT) vs total excision with primary closure (EPC) for disease in Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi regarding intra and post-operative outcomes.
 Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional.
 Place Duration of Study: Department Surgery, Rawalpindi, from Sep 2017 to Aug 2018.
 Methodology: A 94 patients, all male patie...

Introduction: Myxofibrosarcoma was originally described as the myxoid variant of Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH), a high-grade and aggressive sarcoma, which is very uncommon in the head and neck region, with about 100 cases reported up to now. MFH occurring in the maxillary sinus is so rare that only 23 cases have been reported. We hereby report a case of myxofibrosarcoma in the maxillar...

In the past two decades, endoscopic sinus surgeries (ESS) have been widely advocated as a safe and effective treatment for disorders of paranasal sinuses that are refractory to medical therapy. ESS caters surgeons with two-dimensional visualization of the anatomical structures; however in scenarios where there is a close anatomical relation between the disease and delicate intracranial or intra...

PURPOSE To report the treatment and histopathological findings in two cases who developed eyelid swelling, proptosis and diplopia due to orbital and lid lipogranuloma after endoscopic surgery of the maxillary and ethmoidal sinuses. METHODS To relieve the proptosis and diplopia, debulking surgery was done on the eyelids and orbit. The tissue removed was sent for histopathological examination. ...

In this paper, we propose an augmented reality (AR) assisted sinus surgery system, in which the surgical outcome is improved by providing a new way of visualization which embeds virtual environments into the real scene. Such an AR assisted system, with a preoperative CT scan registered and displayed throughout the surgery, would provide the surgeon visibility of the nearby structures surroundin...

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introduction: there are suspended fungal spores in the air and in the nasal mucosa of adults, especially in areas with a humid climate. several studies have revealed the role of fungi in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis (crs) in recent years but it is a topic of controversy, especially in regions with low humidity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of fungal species...

OBJECTIVES Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common chronic disease of the upper airways and has considerable impact on quality of life. Topical delivery of drugs to the paranasal sinuses is challenging, therefore the rate of surgery is high. This study investigates the delivery efficiency of a pulsating aerosol in comparison to a nasal pump spray to the sinuses and the nose in healthy voluntee...

objectives: to compare the thickness of the lateral wall of the maxillary sinus in individuals with and without teeth to determine if extraction of the teeth can lead to a significant reduction in the thickness of the maxillary sinus lateral wall or not. patients and methods: in a retrospective study on fifty patients with an edentulous space, the thickness of the lateral wall of the maxillary ...