SOFT-TISSUE SHAVERS IN PEDIATRIC SINUS SURGERY

Powered instrumentation represents the newest advance in endoscopic si nus surgery. These instruments can be used in a variety of areas of th e nose and paranasal sinuses. They can be particularly helpful for sin us surgery in children, who have smaller anatomic spaces and closer pr oximity of vital structures. The shaving action combined with continuo us real-time suction of the soft-tissue shavers can provide the techni cal advantage to allow greater precision and ease in performing pediat ric endoscopic sinus surgery.