Innate Immunity
Innate immunity is an exciting area of research in rhinology because emerging evidence suggests that abnormal local immune responses, rather than pathogen-specific adaptive immunity, may play a more important role…
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Rhinologic Surgical Training
The field of rhinology is an exciting area with new surgical techniques constantly introduced. The way surgical skills are taught is changing with use of surgical simulators. Training programs are…
Extended Endoscopic Techniques for Sinonasal Resections
The evolution of endoscopic sinus surgery has led to a paradigm shift in the management of sinonasal and anterior skull base tumors in the past decade. Endoscopic resection is considered…
Erratum to Anosmia: Loss of Smell in the Elderly from Otolaryngologic Clinics February 2009, page 126
Fig. 2 in the article, Anosmia: Loss of Smell in the Elderly, published in the issue: Palliative Therapy in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in February 2009 should be…
Evolving Materials and Techniques for Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery was initially introduced as a minimally invasive procedure to treat chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in patients for whom medical management failed. Sinus surgery has been deemed an…
Quality of Life Outcomes After Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Most patients with chronic rhinosinusitis seek medical treatment when the burden of symptoms negatively impacts their quality of life. The degree to which quality of life improves after sinus surgery…
Evolution of Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Current Concepts, and Future Perspectives
Endoscopic techniques have influenced almost all of the surgical specialties. From open procedures to minimally invasive approaches, the endoscope and its ability to reach areas within the human body has…
Surgical Salvage for the Non-Functioning Sinus
The non-functioning or dysfunctional sinus is completely isolated from the remainder of the nasal cavity with no hope of normal ventilation despite the most aggressive medical therapy. Most often these…
Application of Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Techniques
New instrumentation and techniques for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) are presently available that offer the potential of successfully treating recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis is a manner that minimizes operative times, sinus-mucosal…
Role of Maximal Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Techniques in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
There remains a continued debate regarding the extent of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) required for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). By examining anatomic, etiologic, and postoperative factors that may lead…
