title: Soft-tissue shavers in functional endoscopic sinus surgery (standard technique).
abstract: The use of powered soft-tissue shavers in standard functional endoscopic sinus surgery offers significant advantages over the use of standard instrumentation. Increased safety, improved results, decreased blood loss, and potential cost savings are significant advances offered by the use of this instrumentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery*; D013523:Surgical Equipment