Journal Reviews

American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy front cover image

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...