title: Management of rhinosinusitis in children: consensus meeting, Brussels, Belgium, September 13, 1996.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To (1) provide definitions for the different forms of pediatric rhinosinusitis, with an enumeration of the main symptoms and signs; (2) provide indications for microbiological, allergic, and immunologic assessment as well as for imaging studies; (3) suggest standard medical management with judicious use of antimicrobial agents; and (4) discuss indications for surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical studies and literature data relevant to the different topics of pediatric rhinosinusitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rhinosinusitis in children is a multifactorial disease in which the importance of several predisposing factors changes with increasing age. Continued study to obtain a better understanding of the disease and carefully controlled comparative evaluations of medical and surgical therapies are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Belgium.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Bluestone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gordts
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Lusk
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Otten
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Scadding
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: van Buchem
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Cauwenberge
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Wald
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery