Key points • Preoperative management encompasses appropriate patient selection. With a few exceptions, patients undergoing surgical interventions for frontal sinusitis should have exhausted medical management options. • The preoperative assessment…
The decision to operate on the frontal sinus is based on persistent symptoms that have been refractory to appropriate medical therapy with associated radiographic evidence of disease by computed tomography….
Key points • Sinus surgery failure occurs most commonly in the frontal recess and is largely attributable to surgical technique. • Image guidance is an extremely helpful adjunct to complete…
Key points • The three-dimensional anatomy of the frontal sinus and its outflow tract is complex and demonstrates a great degree of variability among patients. Consequently, careful examination of preoperative…
Key points • Frontal sinusitis is a diverse entity that requires identification of the unique disease process to implement appropriate treatment. • Isolated acute bacterial frontal sinusitis occurs primarily in…
Management of frontal sinusitis can be challenging for even the most experienced otolaryngologists. A thorough understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the frontal sinus is essential to properly manage…
Key points • The frontal sinus is the most anatomically complex of the paranasal sinuses and subject to a great degree of anatomic variations, enough variations, in fact, that they…
This article discusses conservatively managed tumors, whether larger tumors at presentation are more likely to grow, and whether position at presentation corresponds with growth. A review is presented of more…
Endoscopic ear surgery (EES) provides several advantages compared with traditional binocular microscopy, including a wide-field view, improved resolution with high magnification, and visual access to hidden corridors of the middle…
