Pediatric functional endonasal sinus surgery.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery has been used to treat children in whom medical and traditional surgical therapy have failed. Special approaches are necessary in children because of the small size of the paranasal sinuses. Modifications of the techniques used in adults that are appropriate for use in children are fully explained.
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Virginia Medical School, Charlottesville.
C W
CW
Gross
R H
RH
Lazar
M J
MJ
Gurucharri
D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*