9-years results of the Functional endoskopic sinus surgery in ENT Department in Poznań – from microscope to four hands technique
Journal Title: Otolaryngologia Polska - Year 2008, Vol 62, Issue 2
Abstract
Surgical procedure is used in chronic rhinosinusitis and aims at restoring proper drainage and ventilation. For this reason the surgery of this region is referred to as functional and in English literature is termed as FESS. It supplanted classical method of Caldwell-Luc or Denker. In the study nine years experience in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Surgery University of Poznań in the treatment of chronic sinusitis has been presented. 1463 patients treated with FEES were analyzed. Moreover, the method of selecting patients for the surgery, the diagram showing surgeries performed step by step as well as a list of various surgeries and intraoperative complications were presented. This work is the fi rst part of the study. In the other part the results of the treatment based on the questionnaires sent to patients will be presented.
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Witold Szyfter, Daniela Mielcarek-Kuchta, Małgorzata Leszczyńska, Romuald Wielgosz, Tomasz Pastusiak
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