Dr. Alexander Chiu, an Elsevier author

Chronic sinusitis affects at least 30 million people a year, and the actual numbers are probably much higher than quoted.

Chronic sinusitis has a bigger detriment on quality of life than lower back pain, according to some studies.

Chronic sinusitis symptoms include inability to breathe through the nose, facial pressure, loss of taste, and loss of smell, persisting for 12 weeks or longer—sometimes years or a lifetime.

In most instances chronic sinusitis can be treated with medicines, but some patients who don't respond need a surgical alternative.

Dr. Chiu and Dr. Palmer were former partners at the University of Pennsylvania with adjoining offices.

For beginners to endoscopic sinus surgery, the operative field looks like a big field of red, requiring step-by-step procedures correlating anatomy from CT/MRI scans with endoscopic views.

The atlas pairs illustrations, CT scans, and MRI scans with endoscopic pictures from cases to guide readers step-by-step from patient preparation to closure and postoperative care.

The Elsevier editorial staff and artist illustrator for this atlas are superior to any Dr. Chiu has worked with before.

Dr. Chiu has contributed to over 20 different textbooks and written a separate textbook on his own.

Endoscopic sinus and skull-based surgery techniques in the U.S. are mirrored worldwide but lag 3 to 5 years behind in some developing countries.

The atlas spans the spectrum from basic procedures in the first 10 chapters to advanced skull-based tumor procedures in later chapters, allowing surgeons to progress as they gain experience.