In the last decade, endoscopic sinus surgery has evolved from basic functional approaches to highly refined techniques that aim to restore sinonasal ventilation, preserve mucosal function and minimise ...

Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has no significant impact on asthma symptoms for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis up to a year after the procedure, a study of 64 patients shows. Although ESS is ...

For patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps, nasal endoscopic surgery can remove polyps in a shorter time, with less intraoperative blood loss compared with traditional open sinus surgery, ...

For patients with allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis, the addition of vidian neurectomy to endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is associated with superior improvements in symptoms and nasal ...

WASHINGTON — It's like an angioplasty to clear out clogged sinuses. A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the noses of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help ...

Many people suffer from sinus trouble. In fact, Philadelphia sometimes makes the list for worst places for allergy and sinus sufferers. New technology is now bringing a surgical fix once reserved for ...

If these treatments are insufficient, polyps can be surgically removed via sinus surgery. After the procedure, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is generally manageable, but a small percentage ...

Acclarent, part of J&J MedTech, announced that patients have begun receiving treatment with its TruDi Shaver Blade, an electromagnetic blade used for sinus procedures, at New York City-based Mount ...

SIOUX CITY | Facial pain, pressure and nasal drainage -- common symptoms of chronic sinusitis -- can now be easily treated in a select group of patients in a doctor's office under local anesthetic ...

The FDA continues to make single-use endoscopes available for surgeons’ repertoires—as it looks to cut down on the transmission of infections from patient-to-patient between procedures—with new ...