Surgical Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery: Sinonasal Surgery

Spencer C Payne MD Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery and Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA Ameet Singh MD Associate Professor of Otolaryngology & Neurosurgery, Director, Rhinology & Skull-Base Surgery, Co-Director, Endoscopic Pituitary & Skull Base Surgery George Washington University Medical Center, Washington D.C., USA Bradford A Woodworth MD James J. Hicks Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Director of Otolaryngology Research & Associate Scientist, Gregory Fleming James Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

Basic Principles





Introduction:  History and Evolution of Sinus Surgery 
Physiology of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
Anatomy and Interpretation of Nasal and Sinus Radiology 
Patient Selection and Evaluation 
Nasal Endoscopy
Anesthesia for Endoscopic Surgery
Instrumentation and Image Guidance
Optimizing Post-Operative Care


Management of Inflammatory Sinus Disease





Basic Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Revision Sinus Surgery
Balloon dilation of the sinuses
Extended Frontal Techniques
Endoscopic Septoplasty
Management of the Turbinates


Adjunctive Surgical Procedures





Endoscopic Dacrocystorhinostomy
Endoscopic Orbital Surgery 
Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy
Endoscopic Control of Epistaxis 


Management of Nasal Tumors





Nasal & Sinus Papillomas
Benign Nasal and Sinus Tumors 
Nasal and Sinus Malignancies


Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery





Advanced Skull Base Anatomy
Management of CSF Rhinorrhea
Sellar and Parasellar Approaches
Endoscopic Anterior Cranial Fossa Approaches
Endoscopic Clival Approaches
Endoscopic Transodontoid Approaches
Endoscopic PPF/ITF Approaches
Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy
Skull Base Reconstruction