TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
T2 - Theory and Diagnostic Evaluation
AU - Kennedy, David W.
AU - Zinreich, S. James
AU - Rosenbaum, Arthur E.
AU - Johns, Michael E.
PY - 1985/9
Y1 - 1985/9
N2 - The keys to functional endoscopic sinus surgery are an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of paranasal sinus disease and the ability to diagnose the causes accurately. Previously unrecognized causes of recurrent acute sinusitis and of chronic sinus symptomatology can now be identified by careful diagnostic evaluation. Systematic nasal endoscopy and high-resolution computed tomographic imaging provide complementary diagnostic information that can allow for the recognition of problems not identifiable by other means. The ability to diagnose these problems and to correct them with functional endoscopic surgery heralds new possibilities in the field. (Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:576-582)
AB - The keys to functional endoscopic sinus surgery are an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of paranasal sinus disease and the ability to diagnose the causes accurately. Previously unrecognized causes of recurrent acute sinusitis and of chronic sinus symptomatology can now be identified by careful diagnostic evaluation. Systematic nasal endoscopy and high-resolution computed tomographic imaging provide complementary diagnostic information that can allow for the recognition of problems not identifiable by other means. The ability to diagnose these problems and to correct them with functional endoscopic surgery heralds new possibilities in the field. (Arch Otolaryngol 1985;111:576-582)
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U2 - 10.1001/archotol.1985.00800110054002
DO - 10.1001/archotol.1985.00800110054002
M3 - Article
C2 - 4026673
AN - SCOPUS:0022372896
SN - 0003-9977
VL - 111
SP - 576
EP - 582
JO - Archives of Otolaryngology
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology
IS - 9
ER -