Functional endoscopic nasal surgery utilizes nasal endoscopes and precision instruments to view and remove nasal polyps, tissues, and bones that interfere with breathing and widen the drainage pathway of paranasal sinuses in chronic sinusitis that failed to respond to medications. This is a minimally invasive procedure performed through the nostrils either in local or general anesthesia and is a massive leap in medical advancement as conventional sinus surgical procedures involved operating through a hole in the face or oral vestibule.
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Procedure, Benefits, Risks, and Recovery
Endoscopic sinus surgery is performed to treat any form of illness in the sinuses using an endoscope. Continue reading to learn more about it.
Paranasal Sinus Pneumatization and Conditions
The maxillary and ethmoidal sinuses continue the pneumatization or increase in volume until permanent teeth erupt. Read to know the pneumatization abnormalities of the maxillary sinus.