Journal Reviews

OTOLARYNGOLOGY- HEAD AND NECK SURGERY cover image

Does middle turbinate resection affect olfaction in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery?

4 September 2023 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | endoscopic endonasal approach, endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, middle turbinate resection, olfaction

The middle turbinates (MT) are sometimes partially resected during endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery to improve surgical access. Some outfracture the middle turbinates instead. This article presents results of the first prospective randomised study, investigating the effects of such surgery...

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How to manage the concha bullosa in FESS

7 July 2020 | | Rhinology / Sinus, Skull Base Surgery | Lund–Mackay score, SNOT-22, chronic sinusitis, computed tomography, patient-reported outcomes, pneumatized middle turbinate, sinus surgery

It is an interesting concept to assess how much impact the presence of a large concha bullosa (CB) has on both severity of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and also postoperative outcomes after FESS. The authors accept that the paper has limitations...

Cadaveric variation of nasolacrimal duct lateral nasal wall landmarks

1 March 2015 | | Rhinology / Sinus | FESS, anatomy, bulla ethmoidalis, cadaver, lacrimal duct injury, maxillary line, middle turbinate, nasolacrimal duct, nose, uncinate process

Twenty mid-sagittal head sections of 10 fresh frozen cadavers were studied after removal of the nasal septum. This study showed that the most anterior projection of the middle turbinate head was noted to be anterior to the nasolacrimal duct in...