The modern rhinologist has a wide variety of powered tools at his or her disposal. Innovations in powered instrumentation include the suction-irrigation drill, the coblator, and the introduction of a…
The applications of endoscopic techniques have expanded beyond the treatment of inflammatory sinus disease and toward the resection of anterior and middle skull base lesions. Image-guided surgery has emerged as…
Since the introduction of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in the United States in 1985, the information gained from imaging has proved imperative in understanding regional morphology and guidance of…
Advances in instrumentation are part of the natural evolution of any surgical discipline. During this process, there are certain key junctures where the state of the art in technology truly…
New technologies continue to affect the practice of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. Numerous financial and regulatory barriers must be overcome to develop an idea into a useful device or intervention….
