ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY - A REVIEW

Endoscopic sinus surgery has progressed from a limited surgical interv ention for chronic sinus disease to a viable approach for diffuse sino nasal polyposis, benign tumors, skull base defects, and orbital lesion s. Some aspects of endoscopic diagnosis and treat: ment, however, rema in controversial and are poorly understood. Controversies in endoscopi c sinus surgery are reviewed and the primary critical issues with rega rd to the more recently developed instrumentation and the newer extend ed approaches are presented.