PURPOSE: To investigate aerob-anaerob microorganisms growth in maxillary and ethmoid sinuses by evaluating aspiration materials from patients with chronic sinusitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS ...
For example, the finding of air-fluid levels in the sinuses are diagnostic. However, the ethmoid sinuses, which are most commonly involved in sinusitis, are not well-visualized on plain films.
The four paranasal sinuses (maxillary, frontal, ethmoid and sphenoid) develop as outpouchings of the nasal mucosa. They remain connected to the nasal cavity via narrow ostia with a lumen diameter ...
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic sinus conditions and other disorders affecting the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. A critical aspect of ...