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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the 15-degree reverse Trendelenburg position (RTP) during functional endoscopic sinus surgery improves endoscopic field of view and reduces intraoperative blood loss when compared with the horizontal position (HP). STUDY DESIGN A prospective, randomized controlled trial. SETTING St Paul's Sinus Centre, Vancouver, Canada. SUBJECTS Patients with chronic rhinos...

conclusions surgeons should consider the possibility of existence of other mucoceles when they find a large downstream sinus mucocele obstructing the ostia of upstream sinuses on computed tomography scans. introduction mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are relatively rare. a very busy otolaryngology department does not have more than a few cases each year. bilateral, multiple, and multiloculat...

to evaluate results of concurrent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess) and nasal plastic surgery in terms of safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction, and compare them with the results of single procedures. we conducted a prospective case control study in three groups of patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal deformity; 25 cases had concurrent fess and rhinoplasty, 25 controls had fes...

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 ...

The occurrences of pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are rare, but considered to be potentially life-threatening conditions in patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery under general anesthesia. Tracheobronchial rupture may results in serious complications, such as pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. It may occur accidentally by endotracheal tube when the patient's neck is flexed...