KEY POINTS Chronic rhinosinusitis refers to symptomatic inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses that has been present for a minimum of 3 months.[1][1] Its true prevalence is difficult to ...

A few baseline characteristics can predict the need for recurrent endoscopic sinus surgery among patients with CRSwNP.

This systematic approach is the theoretical basis of functional endoscopic sinus surgery. When performing FESS however, knowledge of the nasal and sinus cavity anatomy, as well as its relationship ...

The probability of revision sinus surgery including removing nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age was not a ...

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) was introduced to the US in 1984. FESS advocates a systematic approach to the surgical treatment of diseases of the nose and paranasal sinuses.