Paranasal Sinus Diseases - Therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Surgeon radiation exposure in ESS with balloon catheters.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: Less invasive instruments such as balloon catheters are available for sino-ostial dilation during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Currently, balloon catheter position is confirmed under fluoroscopic visualization. Radiation exposure has ... Read more...

An unerupted tooth?--who nose?

27 Feb 2009 Foreign bodies may present to the general dental practitioner, either as a cause of complaint or, more commonly, as an incidental finding during routine examination. This article describes an unusual case where a rhinolith perforated the hard palate ... Read more...

Postoperative maxillary sinus mucocoele: risk factors for restenosis after surgery and preventive effects of mytomycin-C.

27 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical factors associated with restenosis after the surgery for treating postoperative maxillary sinus mucocoele and the preventive effect of topically applied mytomycin-C (MMC) on the restenosis. METHODS: This ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Paranasal Sinus Diseases - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Rhinocerebral zygomycosis and subsequent treatment decisions in a young patient with AML. 29 Jun 2009
• Surgeon radiation exposure in ESS with balloon catheters. 30 May 2009
• An unerupted tooth?--who nose? 27 Feb 2009
• Postoperative maxillary sinus mucocoele: risk factors for restenosis after surgery and preventive effects of mytomycin-C. 27 Feb 2009
• Prospective, double-blind, randomized trial evaluating patient satisfaction, bleeding, and wound healing using biodegradable synthetic polyurethane foam (NasoPore) as a middle meatal spacer in functional endoscopic sinus surgery. 30 Jan 2009
• [Algorithm of early diagnosis and treatment of nasal cavity and accessory sinuses of the nose in students of educational establishments of the water-borne transport system] 30 Dec 2008
• Orbital cellulitis, orbital subperiosteal and intraorbital abscess: report of three cases and review of the literature. 2 Dec 2008
• Rhinoscleroma of the sinuses. 29 Nov 2008
• Breaking the mold of orbital cellulitis. 30 Oct 2008
• Sphenoid sinus mucocele with blindness: a rare presentation. 30 Aug 2008
• Fistula formation after postoperative radiation treatment for paranasal sinus cancer. 30 Mar 2008
• Balloon sinuplasty: a current hot topic in rhinology. 24 Feb 2008
• Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report. 30 Jan 2008
• Patient and surgeon radiation exposure in balloon catheter sinus ostial dilation. 30 Jan 2008
• Evidence-based medicine in rhinology. 30 Jan 2008
• [A method for the combined treatment of chronic cystic sinusitis] 30 Dec 2007
• [Problematics of fungal infections in the paranasal sinuses] 30 Dec 2007
• Orbital exenteration: A dilemma in mucormycosis presented with orbital apex syndrome. 30 Dec 2007
• Odontogenic orbital cellulitis. 30 Dec 2007
• Estimate of radiation dose to the lens in balloon sinuplasty. 29 Nov 2007

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Technical information about 'Paranasal Sinus Diseases'

Definition: Diseases affecting or involving the PARANASAL SINUSES and generally manifesting as inflammation, abscesses, cysts, or tumors.

Descriptor UI: D010254

Alternative terms: Paranasal Sinus Diseases; Disease, Paranasal Sinus; Diseases, Paranasal Sinus; Paranasal Sinus Disease; Sinus Disease, Paranasal; Sinus Diseases, Paranasal;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C08.460.692; C09.603.692;

History Note: 77; was NON MESH before 1977