Principles and Core Competencies of Surgical Palliative Care: an Overview
The concept of palliation is as old as surgery itself, perhaps so old that it has been taken for granted rather than conceptualized as a primary framework for surgical care….
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Palliative Care for the Patient with Refractory Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Most otolaryngologists encounter patients with chronic rhinosinusitis who, despite conventional medical and surgical therapy, fail to show significant symptomatic improvement. Many paradigms have been proposed to explain the mechanisms responsible…
Case Studies in the Surgical Management of Pediatric Nasal Airway Obstruction
The authors present two case studies on pediatric nasal obstruction that highlight the consequences of a delayed diagnosis and the complexities of managing obstructed lesions in children. A blocked or…
Revision Septoplasty
This article addresses the challenge of persistent nasal airway obstruction following septoplasty, specifically as it relates to revision septoplasty. Emphasis is on the importance of and the steps to be…
Case Studies in the Surgical Management of Nasal Airway Obstruction
Nasal obstruction is one of the most common complaints evaluated by the otolaryngologist. The differential diagnosis is broad, ranging from benign reversible causes to life-threatening diseases. In addition, patients may…
Case Studies in the Surgical Management of Nasal Airway Obstruction
Nasal obstruction is one of the most common complaints evaluated by the otolaryngologist. The differential diagnosis is broad, ranging from benign reversible causes to life-threatening diseases. In addition, patients may…
Surgical Management of Polyps in the Treatment of Nasal Airway Obstruction
In addition to their role in chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal congestion, sinonasal polyps are associated with significant nasal obstruction. Effective long-term treatments remain difficult to pinpoint. Management of these polyps…
Choanal Atresia and Choanal Stenosis
Congenital narrowing of the nasal airway at the posterior choanae, which can be uni- or bilateral, is an uncommon condition in pediatric patients. The surgical management of choanal atresia varies…
Empty Nose Syndrome: What are We Really Talking About?
The problem with empty nose syndrome is probably not that it does not exist, it is that we cannot adequately explain its existence by what we currently understand about the…
Surgery of the Inferior and Middle Turbinates
For over a century, surgical management of the inferior and middle turbinates has been an ongoing topic of discourse and disagreement. Treatment, either medical or surgical, of the inferior turbinate…
