Comparing nasal physiology after superior ethmoidal and traditional endoscopic anterior cranial base approaches.

Comparing nasal physiology after superior ethmoidal and traditional endoscopic anterior cranial base approaches.
Rhinology. 2020 Sep 14;:
Authors: Patel V, Viswanathan R, Ruffner R, Peris-Celda M, Pinheiro-Neto CD
Abstract
To the Editor: Endoscopic endonasal approaches can be effective for treating a wide variety of skull base pathologies with reduced complica- tions compared with open approaches(1). The traditional endo- scopic endonasal anterior cranial base approach (TA) involves total ethmoidectomies, middle and superior turbinectomies, near-total septectomy, sphenoidotomies and wide maxillary an- trostomies. However, these patients may develop chronic nasal crusting postoperatively requiring debridement.
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Source: Rhinology - September 16, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: Rhinology Source Type: research