10.1055/b-0034-86793 Complications of Treatment Radiation Necrosis Radiation necrosis is not an infrequent complication of nasopharyngeal, sinonasal, and skull base neoplasms treated with irradiation.144–149,170 Due to the field covered, the temporal…
10.1055/b-0034-86790 Sinonasal Neoplasms Evaluation and staging of sinus neoplasms is achieved through a combination of clinical assessment and pretreatment imaging with close scrutiny of the sinonasal cavity, orbits, nasopharynx, oral…
10.1055/b-0034-86788 Imaging Disease Processes of the Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory Disease/Sinusitis Sinusitis is among the most common ailments in the United States, with over 30 million Americans affected by sinusitis each…
10.1055/b-0034-86789 Developmental Lesions Meningo (encephalo) cele refers to herniation of the meninges, CSF, and/or brain through an osseous defect in the cranium. Meningoencephaloceles are more common than meningoceles. Congenital encephaloceles…
10.1055/b-0034-86787 Imaging Sinonasal Disease: The Radiologist′s Arsenal Plain Film Radiographs Computed tomography (CT) has replaced plain film radio-graphs as the primary modality in evaluating sinonasal disease. Functional endoscopic sinonasal surgery…
10.1055/b-0034-86780 Sinonasal Anatomy Introduction This section focuses on sinonasal anatomy, beginning with schematic construction of the ethmoid complex. For many paranasal sinus surgeons, initial understanding of the ethmoid sinuses proves…
10.1055/b-0034-86783 Protection of the Upper Airway The Nose As air is inspired through the nose, it immediately encounters the first of many protective features of the sinonasal cavity: the vibrissae….
10.1055/b-0034-86779 Sinonasal Development Understanding the anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and surrounding structures is integral to performing safe and appropriate sinus surgery through endoscopic and open techniques. In addition, knowledge…
10.1055/b-0034-79227 Reconstructive Surgery: Free Fasciocutaneous Flaps and Bone-Containing FlapsJ. L. Llorente Pendas, C. Suárez Introduction Free flap reconstruction has become an integral part of the multidisciplinary care of head and…
