Practical Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Batra, Pete S. (Editor), Han, Joseph K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Allergy.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Allergology.; Primary Care Medicine.

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disorder of the nose and paranasal sinuses with symptoms persisting for at least 3 months. The treatment paradigm for CRS includes medical therapy as the cornerstone, coupled with endoscopic sinus surgery in refractory cases. To date, however, no FDA-a...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
• Microbiology of CRS
• Endoscopic Diagnosis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
• Radiographic Diagnosis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis.-Classification of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and its Subsets
• Nasal Polyposis
• Fungal Rhinosinusitis
• Management of FESS Failures
• Pediatric Sinusitis
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Asthma
• Therapeutic Modalities for CRS
• Overview of Medical Treatment of CRS
• Oral Antibiotics as Anti-Infectives
• Oral Antibiotics as Anti-Inflammatories
• Topical and Intravenous Antibiotics
• Oral Steroids
• Topical Steroids
• Oral and Topical Antifungals
• Leukotriene Modifiers
• Aspirin desensitization
• Saline Irrigations
• Emerging Innovative Medical Therapies
• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery as Adjunct to Medical Therapy
• Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Rationale, Indications, and Technique
• Medical Therapy in Preoperative and Postoperative Period
• Surgery for Maxillary Sinus Disease
• Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
• Surgery for Frontal Sinus Disease
• Surgery for Sphenoid Sinus Disease
• Surgery for Nasal Polyposis
• Surgery for Fungal Rhinosinusitis
• Surgery for Pediatric Sinusitis
• Surgery of the Nasal Septum and Turbinates. .