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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

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Endoscopic sinus surgery is a minimally invasive technique in which sinus air cells and sinus ostia are opened under direct visualization.The aim of this procedure is to restore sinus ventilation and normal functions.1
Stammberger, Messerklinger, Wigand, and Kennedy and colleagues created a revolution in the understanding and surgical management of nasal sinus disease. The ability to use nasal endoscopy for the diagnosis, identification of sinus and nasal pathology within the narrow spaces and recesses of the nose, and delicate management of the disease has benefited the patient by more accurate surgery, preservation of function, and rapid healing.2
With the arrival of modern endoscopic sinus surgery instruments and techniques in the 1980s, …show more content…

Nasal polyposis is a common disease in Rhinology which is better treated with Endoscopic nasal sinus surgery.
The Rationale of this study is to assess result and success of this procedure in patients of Nasal Polyposis in our population and to compare its result with the result of previous study in last 5 years of our population.1 There is better visualization, good outcome and success rate and less recurrence of nasal polyps with endoscopic sinus surgery. In our population most of the cases of Nasal Polyposis are still treated with conventional surgical procedures which have no better outcome and success, more recurrences and complications. If results show good outcome then Endoscopic surgery will be

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