title: Evaluation and Decision Making in Frontal Sinus Surgery.
abstract: Management of frontal sinusitis can be challenging for even the most experienced otolaryngologists. A thorough understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the frontal sinus is essential to properly manage disease affecting the frontal sinus. Being able to distinguish acute viral from acute bacterial and acute from chronic sinusitis is crucial because these distinctions guide appropriate management. Nasal endoscopy can confirm diagnosis, and radiologic imaging, including computed tomography and MRI, is often a necessary adjunct that aids in determining appropriate therapeutic decisions. One must be aware of the many procedures used in the surgical treatment of frontal sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Alok T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: satish.govindaraj@mountsinai.org.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003657:Decision Making; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis; Acute viral rhinosinusitis; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Frontal sinus outflow tract; Mucociliary clearance; Surgical decision making