BACKGROUND Bleeding during functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a challenge for the quality of the surgical field for surgeons. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of desmopressin premedication on blood loss and the quality of the surgical field in endoscopic sinus surgery. METHODS A total of 90 American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II patients underwent endoscopic sin...

OBJECTIVES Odontogenic sinusitis usually affects the maxillary sinus but may extend to the anterior ethmoid sinuses. The purpose of this study is to determine the percentage of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis extended to the anterior ethmoid sinuses and determine also the surgical resolution differences between odontogenic maxillary sinusitis and odontogenic maxillary associated to anterior eth...

OBJECTIVES To determine the feasibility of the use of a topical vasoconstrictor for hemostasis during functional endoscopic sinus surgery. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study. SUBJECTS AND METHODS From May 1998 to August 2002, 226 patients (injection group) with bilateral chronic rhinosinusitis received an adrenaline injection for hemostasis during functional endoscopic sinus surgery at our ter...

INTRODUCTION Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis is a common chronic disease that often affects maxillary sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery is the most common procedure for treating the majority of maxillary sinus lesions. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the role of canine fossa puncture during endoscopic sinus surgery procedure in patients with severe maxillary sinus disease. METHODS We pre...

Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment for refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. The off-label use of steroid-eluting stents has increasingly gained popularity in functional endoscopic sinus surgery for decreasing postoperative inflammation and synechiae formation. However, there is a paucity of data outlining the safety profile of this device despite its widespread use. This study was desi...

OBJECTIVES This study assesses the safety and effectiveness of balloon catheters used as instruments in sinus surgery in a "real-world" multicenter registry of 1,036 patients across 27 US otolaryngology practices. METHODS Data were collected by standardized chart review with centralized database administration for all consecutive functional endoscopic sinus surgeries that included the use of ...