You have heard of an angioplasty, which opens up clogged arteries – so, how about a sinoplasty? A sinoplasty is when doctors open up the sinus, clearing the air with a balloon. The procedure is ...

WASHINGTON – It's like an angioplasty to clear out clogged sinuses. A new procedure lets doctors snake a balloon up the noses of chronic sinusitis sufferers, stretching their sinus passages to help ...

A retrospective review of a group of patients with rare nasal disease who underwent open lacrimal surgery over a 15-year period at Moorfields Eye Hospital. Three main groups of disease were identified ...

SIOUX CITY | Facial pain, pressure and nasal drainage -- common symptoms of chronic sinusitis -- can now be easily treated in a select group of patients in a doctor's office under local anesthetic ...

1. Which specialist should be consulted for symptoms of chronic sinusitis and for undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery? Sinus infections are treated by an ear nose throat (ENT) specialist, otherwise ...

CONCORD — Barbara Strang has had a battle with her sinuses for quite some time. When she was finally diagnosed with chronic sinusitis, she figured she would have to undergo sinus surgery the old ...

Chronic sinusitis is one of the most common chronic health problems in the U.S., affecting 37 million Americans each year. Especially in the Upstate South Carolina region, allergies and sinus issues ...

Purpose To evaluate the results of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for paranasal sinus mucocoele with orbital involvement and assess the frequency with which a direct orbital approach is required in ...

In this procedure, a stent (short tube) is inserted through the nose using an endoscope (a thin tube with a camera on the end) and placed in the drainage system of a sinus. The stent holds the ...

The paranasal sinuses are air‑filled cavities located within the bony structures of the face. They are connected to the nasal space via small openings (ostia). Rhinosinusitis occurs when the mucosal ...