BACKGROUND Dacryocystorhinotomy (DCR) is a common procedure used to treat nasolacrimal duct obstruction. The modern external DCR, in which the lacrimal sac is opened directly into the nasal cavity, was first described in 1904 by Toti. Since that time, DCR techniques have evolved, including a transnasal endoscopic approach that has gained popularity in parallel with the growth of endoscopic sinu...

PURPOSE To compare success rates of external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and endoscopic endonasal DCR for acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). DESIGN Retrospective, comparative, nonrandomized clinical study. PARTICIPANTS One hundred forty-three patients (176 surgeries) operated for acquired NLDO. METHODS A review of electronic medical records of patients with acquired NLDO who u...

An otorhinolaryngologist must know the anatomy of nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses prior to endoscopic surgery, because many structures cann’t be evaluated by him during visual examination. In this regard, all patients undergo computed tomography as a preoperative preparation, which allows not only identify pathological process, but also assess anatomical features that may predispose surgical...

Facial baroparesis is a rare transient facial nerve palsy caused by compression of the tympanic segment nerve. However, otolaryngologists are lacking sufficient information about course and treatment this disease. We report case relieved endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). A 41-year-old man presented with one-year history recurrent right that only developed during altitude changes in an aircraft. C...

Address for Correspondence: Dr Anupama Mahajan, Professor & Head, Department of Anatomy, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Amritsar (Punjab), India. Mobile no. 9815733321 E-Mail: [email protected] Introduction: There has been a significant shift from external and headlight sinus surgery to functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in the past quarter century. There...

In addition to their role in chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal congestion, sinonasal polyps are associated with significant nasal obstruction. Effective long-term treatments remain difficult to pinpoint. Management of these polyps is a difficult challenge for the contemporary otolaryngologist. Medical options vary and include topical and oral steroids; macrolide antibiotics; diuretic nasal washe...

Glomangiopericytomas are a rare type of sinonasal tumors with high relapse rates. Endoscopic sinus surgery is the classical technique to remove such tumors. Here we report case glomangiopericytoma orbital extension, infrequently described in literature. A 50 year-old woman was referred our hospital because right paranasal painless swelling, which appeared 9 months ago and slowly increasing size...

Endonasal endoscopic sinus surgery is the standard procedure for surgery of most paranasal sinus diseases. Appropriate frame conditions provided, the respective procedures are safe and successful. These prerequisites encompass appropriate technical equipment, anatomical oriented surgical technique, proper patient selection, and individually adapted extent of surgery. The range of endonasal sinu...

Objective: To show that endoscopic excision of rhinosporidiosis carries less risk of recurrence. Materials and methods: Five consecutive patients of rhinosporidiosis were placed for endoscopic excision. The various sized mass were excised completely with safe margin under better illumination, magnification and hemostasis using 30° endoscope with camera and monitor. All the patients were started...

We present a rare case of eosinophilic fungal rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in a 32-year-old woman caused by basidiomycete fungus Schizophyllum commune. Diagnosis was done by the endoscopic nasal examination, computed tomography (CT) of the paranasal sinuses, the histopathological examination of polyps, the presence of eosinophils and fungal hyphae in nasal mucus and by the detection of S. c...