The diagnosis and management of sinusitis in children. Surgical management: an otolaryngologist's perspective.
Sinusitis is more common in children than frequently recognized. Proper medical and surgical management will result in a lessened incidence of complications, better management of certain coexisting medical conditions, and improved quality of life for the child. Medical therapy usually is effective in managing individual occurrences. However, surgical management is indicated in children not responding to therapy, in those with threatened or existing complications and in those with frequent recurrences despite aggressive medical management. The intranasal antrostomy procedure performed via the inferior meatus is a procedure that has great benefit and is underutilized.
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*