In facial plastic surgery, attaining hemostasis may require adjuncts to traditional surgical techniques. Fibrin tissue adhesives have broad applications in surgery and are particularly useful when addressing the soft tissue…
Key learning points At the end of this article, the reader will: • Appreciate why bleeding is a problem in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. • Understand the reasons…
Quality can be defined by processes of care and by the characteristics of the care and its outcomes. In terms of blood loss and transfusion, otolaryngologists should be aware of…
Given the risks and potential complications of allogenic blood transfusion (ABT), as well as the expanding population of patients for whom ABT may not be an option, it is important…
Endoscopic sinus approach has become one of the most common surgical techniques for endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Anesthetic management has an important impact on the overall patient management,…
Hemostasis is essential during endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery. Patients must be adequately assessed for bleeding risk to appropriately consent to surgery. The patient and the surgeon must be…
Harshita Pant, BMBS, PhD, Editor Carl H. Snyderman, MD, MBA, Editor The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate upon the incompetent surgeon is haemorrhage. This issue…
In this article, the historical context and current application of external frontal sinus procedures are discussed. In particular, the frontal trephine, frontoethmoidectomy, and osteoplastic flap are described. Key points •…
The most common primary tumors of the frontal sinus are osteomas and inverted papillomas, although a variety of other tumors involving this space have been reported. With the advent of…
The mainstay of frontal sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis is to achieve and maintain an adequate frontal outflow tract. Using a stepwise approach and identifying critical endoscopic anatomic landmarks, to…
