Rhinology and Sinus Surgery Essentials

I. Executive Summary Background The 5 years since the publication of the first International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis (ICAR‐RS) has witnessed foundational progress in our understanding and treatment of rh

Tobacco Smoke Mediated Induction of Sinonasal Microbial Biofilms | PLOS One Skip to main content Advertisement PLOS One Publish Submissions Getting Started Submission Guidelines Figures Tables Supporting Information LaTeX What We Publish Pr

OBJECTIVE Determine the prevalence of bacterial biofilms in surgical chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients and characterize the inflammatory response associated with biofilm CRS. STUDY DESIGN Cross‐sectional. SETTING Tertiary care academic

Background Recently, biofilms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). We sought to determine the prevalence of biofilm-forming cultures obtained from patients with CRS and clinical factors that

Background Although multiple etiologies contribute to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), a common pathophysiological sequelae is ineffective sinonasal mucociliary clearance, leading to stasis of sinonasal secretions, with subs

Background Although multiple etiologies contribute to the development of rhinosinusitis, a common pathophysiological sequelae is ineffective sinonasal mucociliary clearance, resulting in stasis of sinonasal secretions, with subsequent infec

Studies found no statistically significant difference in distribution to unoperated sinuses among different head positions. A minority of studies supported the use of the LHB and HDF positions. This suggests that in surgically naive patient

Background Chronic rhinosinusitis that is refractory to medical or surgical intervention may involve a particularly resistant form of infection known as a bacterial biofilm that is recalcitrant to antibiotics secondary to physical barrier c

Background Symptoms of postnasal drainage and thickened mucus are commonly seen in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) recalcitrant to sinus surgery and conventional medical therapies. Chemical surfactants can act as a mucolytic by r

Objectives (1) Identify anatomic contributions to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) necessitating revision endoscopic sinus surgery (RESS). (2) Create a clinical acronym to guide imaging review prior to RESS that addresses pertinent sites of dis

Background Previous studies have demonstrated a high failure rate of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) with Draf IIa in patients with diffuse polyposis, asthma, and aspirin‐exacerbated respiratory disease. A high percentage of these patients p

Objective To describe the use of a modified nasoseptal flap for select cases of chronic sphenoid sinusitis. Method Description and illustration of the surgical technique and indications for the modified nasoseptal flap for chronic sphenoid

Background Masses that radiographically appear in the lateral aspect of the frontal sinus can be difficult to access and often are approached through external approaches. Supraorbital ethmoid cells pneumatize the orbital plate of the ethmoi

Sinonasal papillomas are classically categorized by their histology. Inverted, cylindrical, and fungiform are the three subtypes used to describe these lesions, and their medical and surgical management is often based on the specific subtyp

… The referring community ENT had obtained a biopsy of a left-sided nasal mass, which was consistent with IP. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a large mass filling the …

Aims: Survey the clinical symptoms, radiological features, management, and long-term outcomes of sinonasal and anterior skull base schwannomas. Patients and Methods: …

As an embodiment of the multidisciplinary and collaborative model of care in sinonasal neoplasms and masses, ICSNT was designed as a comprehensive, international, and multidisciplinary collaborative endeavor. Its primary objective is to sum

Burkitt lymphoma is a high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The endemic form of this malignancy occurs primarily in children aged 5 to 7 years, and it presents with jaw and facial bone involvement. The sporadic form affects older children

Sinonasal Tumors examines modern treatment methods and advances in technology, helping not only in the diagnosis of diseases through improved imaging techniques and pathological diagnosis, but also in operative and treatment techniques such

Silent sinus syndrome is a rare clinical entity associated with progressive enophthalmos, collapse of the maxillary sinus, and hypoglobus. We report a case of bilateral silent sinus syndrome in a 29-year-old man. Representative radiographic