Role of maximal endoscopic sinus surgery techniques in chronic rhinosinusitis.
There remains a continued debate regarding the extent of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) required for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). By examining anatomic, etiologic, and postoperative factors that may lead to recalcitrant CRS, this article aims to highlight some of the reasons for performing maximal techniques in ESS. This concept is further expanded in various surgical maneuvers including wide maxillary antrostomy, extended frontal sinus procedures, and intraoperative computed tomography-guided ESS.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, 8C-118, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 1W8. jlee.ut@gmail.com
John M
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Lee
Alexander G
AG
Chiu
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed