OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to further evaluate the safety and effectiveness of
balloon catheter devices to dilate obstructed sinus ostia/perform sinusotomy. METHODS: …

Objective Assess two-year postoperative clinical outcomes for patients receiving balloon
catheter sinusotomy. Methods Patients who had sinus ostia dilated with balloon catheters were …

Angiography with selective embolization has become an accepted method of treating posterior
epistaxis that is not controlled with conservative measures. The authors reviewed 112 …

Objective The primary objective was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter
sinusotomy. Methods Patients who had sinus ostia dilated with balloon catheters were …

PURPOSE Our goal was to assess the role of MR cisternography in the examination of
patients with suspected CSF rhinorrhea. METHODS MR cisternography was performed as a …

An external nasal dilator (Breathe Right, CNS, Inc., Bloomington, MN) has become popular
with athletes. The dilator is an adhesive band with a central elastic strip. When applied …

In recent years cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea has been managed successfully with
transnasal endoscopic techniques. The most important and often most difficult step is the …

Fibro-osseous tumors, including osteomas, ossifying fibro-mas, and fibrous dysplasia, are
not uncommon benign lesions arising in the paranasal sinuses. Conventional wisdom …

Background Balloon sinus dilation (BSD) tools are increasingly used in endoscopic sinus
surgery (ESS) and may cause less tissue trauma/bleeding, potentially enabling office-based …

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