Nationwide survey on the use of image-guided functional endoscopic sinus surgeryEdward J Hepworth
Associates of Otolaryngology, P C, 950 E Harvard Avenue, Denver, CO 80210, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:68-73. 2006
..To evaluate impressions and usage of sinus surgery image-guided surgical (IGS) systems by ENT surgeons in the United States...
- Use of nebulized antibiotics for acute infections in chronic sinusitis
Winston C Vaughan
Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Sinus Center R135, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305 5328, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 127:558-68. 2002
..Cultures were taken and sensitivity testing was performed. Retrospective chart reviews were also performed...
- Endoscopic repair of large skull base defects after powered sinus surgery
Christopher A Church
Stanford Sinus Center, Division of Otolaryngology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 129:204-9. 2003
..Study design and setting All patients treated for postendoscopic sinus surgery skull base injury over a 4-year period were reviewed...
- Review of balloon sinuplasty
Winston C Vaughan
California Sinus Institute, Clinical Faculty, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California 94303, USA
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 16:2-9. 2008
..Sinus surgery tools are constantly being developed. This review will focus on new devices (popularly called sinuplasty) for use in ostial dilation...
- Management of the lateral frontal sinus lesion and the supraorbital cell mucocele
Alexander G Chiu
Stanford Sinus Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA
Am J Rhinol 18:83-6. 2004
..However, preliminary data suggest that an endoscopic approach provides for adequate drainage and helps avoid external approaches...
- Using the frontal intersinus septal cell to widen the narrow frontal recess
Alexander G Chiu
Stanford Sinus Center, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA
Laryngoscope 114:1315-7. 2004
- The effect of deliberate hypercapnia and hypocapnia on intraoperative blood loss and quality of surgical field during functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Vladimir Nekhendzy
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305 5640, USA
Anesth Analg 105:1404-9, table of contents. 2007
..We investigated whether deliberate intraoperative hypercapnia and hypocapnia may affect blood loss and quality of surgical field through a proposed modulating effect of different carbon dioxide (CO2) tension levels on nasal vasculature...
- Balloon catheter sinusotomy: one-year follow-up--outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Frederick A Kuhn
Georgia Nasal and Sinus Institute, Savannah, GA 31404, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139:S27-37. 2008
..The primary objective was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy...
- Airway complication following functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Jeffrey P Holden
Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5640, USA
J Clin Anesth 14:154-7. 2002
..The patient was admitted for observation overnight and discharged the next day. A discussion of potential airway changes after sinonasal surgery is presented...
- Revision endoscopic frontal sinus surgery with surgical navigation
Alexander G Chiu
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130:312-8. 2004
..Computer navigational systems appear to serve as a valuable adjunct in preoperative planning and safe intraoperative dissection...
- Safety and outcomes of balloon catheter sinusotomy: a multicenter 24-week analysis in 115 patients
William E Bolger
Maryland Sinus Center, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 137:10-20. 2007
..The aim of this study was to further evaluate the safety and effectiveness of balloon catheter devices to dilate obstructed sinus ostia/perform sinusotomy...
- Informed consent in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: the patient's perspective
Mary Talley Bowden
Memorial Northwest Otolaryngology Associates, Houston, TX, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 131:126-32. 2004
..Even though this triggered anxiety, they felt it was important to have a thorough disclosure. Findings presented may impact how surgeons counsel patients prior to FESS...
- Long-term outcome analysis of balloon catheter sinusotomy: two-year follow-up
Raymond L Weiss
Sinus Center of the South, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 139:S38-46. 2008
..Assess two-year postoperative clinical outcomes for patients receiving balloon catheter sinusotomy...
- Catheter-based dilation of the sinus ostia: initial safety and feasibility analysis in a cadaver model
William E Bolger
Maryland Sinus Clinic, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Am J Rhinol 20:290-4. 2006
..The purpose of this investigation was to explore the feasibility and safety of catheter-based technology to relieve sinus ostial obstruction...
- Patient and surgeon radiation exposure in balloon catheter sinus ostial dilation
Christopher A Church
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 138:187-91. 2008
..The aim of this study was to determine the extent of radiation exposure to the patient and the surgeon in balloon catheter dilation...
