title: Functional endonasal surgery - concept, development, trends -.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the evolution of the concept of functional nasal surgery, first in terms of surgery, and also additional (adjuvant surgery), considering that technical progress, technological and pharmacological changes involve changing the surgeon's philosophy of work.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study group consisted of patients undergoing functional nasal surgery in the 3rd Department of the IFACF ENT for a period of 10 years (January 2001 - December 2010). The methodology was based on questionnaires applied to each patient tested.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increasing the number of the nose and paranasal sinuses surgeries, diversification techniques and surgical procedures, along with the application of modern technologies in functional nasal surgery permeability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The fact that today the surgeon has much more varied surgical technologies has led to the adoption of more complex work philosophies that use combinations of techniques, surgical procedures and technologies in line with the progress in modern practice.
authors: "Prof. Dr. D. Hociota" Institute of Phono-Audiology and Functional Surgery, ENT Department, Bucharest.
authors: Isabella
authors: I
authors: Postolache
keywords: functional surgery; nasal obstruction
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