Introduction Sinonasal malignancies are rare with annual incidence rates near 1 per 100,000 in most industrialized countries and represent fewer than 4% of neoplasms arising in the head and neck. , The most common malignant tumors of the anterior skull…
Introduction ▪ Modern trephination of the frontal sinus was first described in 1884 by Ogston. ▪ Since the 1980s, endoscopic sinus surgery has been considered the standard of care for the initial surgical management of frontal sinus disease, except in…
Introduction ▪ Pterygopalatine/pterygomaxillary space (PPS) approaches are used to treat lesions in areas posterior to the maxillary sinus, including the pterygopalatine fossa and lateral recess of the sphenoid sinus (LSR). Pathologic processes within the PPS are rare; the most common…
Introduction ▪ For many, postoperative débridement is considered a crucial aspect of optimizing endoscopic surgical results. ▪ The most widely cited study supporting the practice of postoperative débridement is that of Senior et al., which suggested that weekly postoperative débridement was…
Introduction ▪ The terms partial and complete ethmoidectomy refer to the removal of the anterior and posterior ethmoids ( Figs. 7.1 and 7.2 , respectively). ▪ A partial ethmoidectomy is the removal of the ethmoid bulla and any cells against…