Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS): what radiologists need to know.
The place of coronal computed tomography (CT) in the assessment of patients prior to functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is well established. The ability to accurately correlate radiological and surgical anatomy enhances precision and safety during FESS. This pictorial essay reviews the conceptual anatomical framework that forms the basis of FESS.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
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Sethi
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D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*