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…
Encephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks of the frontal sinus may result from congenital, traumatic, spontaneous, or neoplastic causes. Paramount to success is adequate preoperative planning with accurate history, physical…
Endoscopic sinus surgery is an effective intervention at improving quality of life for patients with medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. The evidence supporting frontal sinusotomy is limited to single institution case…
Key points • Image guidance is a surgical tool that is widely accepted by endoscopic surgeons and used in most frontal sinus surgeries. • The use of image guidance can…
Key points • The modified hemi-Lothrop procedure (Eloy IIC) involves an ipsilateral Draf IIB and an anterosuperior septectomy window for access to the lateral recess of the ipsilateral frontal sinus…
