Despite the evolution of endoscopic sinus surgery and a growing understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), it remains a prevalent health care problem, afflicting approximately 30 million Americans.
The State of the Art of Image-Guided Surgery
Image-guided sinus (IGS) and skull base surgery is no longer considered experimental or investigational, and is appropriate for use by otolaryngologic surgeons to help clarify complex anatomy encountered during functional endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery (FESS).
The Importance of Rhinoplasty in Our Specialty
As otolaryngologists and facial plastic surgeons, we are fortunate to have the opportunity to perform many challenging operations of the head and neck.
Pediatric Ear Infections: Watchful Waiting May Be the Best Strategy
FDA Advisory on Triptans and SSRI/SNRIs Will Not Affect Migraine Treatment, Say Experts
A new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory warns that the combined use of triptans and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or selective serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) may result in life-threatening serotonin syndrome, which occurs when the body has too much serotonin.
Case Studies: Malpractice or Bad Outcome?
A Practical Protocol: Identifying Thyroidectomy Patients at Low Risk for Significant Hypocalcemia
Researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have identified a means of detecting thyroidectomy patients who can safely be discharged early after surgery, with little risk of developing significant hypocalcemia.
Pediatric Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Fighting the Battle of a Rare But Serious Disease
Endoscopic Brow Lift: Safer, Easier, and Better for Patients
What patient wouldn’t want three or four very small incisions that heal rapidly with little or no scarring and no residual numbness, compared with a foot-long slice at or under the hairline that takes longer to heal and sometimes leaves a puffed-up scar and/or permanent loss of sensation?
Z-plasty May Be Effective Option for Nasal Valve Collapse
The internal nasal valve region is responsible for more than two-thirds of the airflow resistance produced by the nose and represents the most constricted point of the upper airway.
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