Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - Medscape
WEBDec 9, 2020 — The sphenoid sinus is entered just medial and inferior to its natural ostium with a J curette or an olive-tipped suction. Once the sinus is entered safely, the ostium can be enlarged using a...
Endoscopic Frontal Sinusotomy with Osteoma Removal
WEBFeb 8, 2021 — A 49-year-old female presented with a one-year history of right frontal headaches, not controlled despite OTC medication. Work up with head CT revealed an osteoma of the right frontal sinus. The patient experienced no improvement in headache severity and elected to have surgical intervention.
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery | SpringerLink
WEBDec 21, 2020 — Use a J-curette or a straight-forward suction device to do so. Inferior and medial walls are resected, while the posterior wall is attempted to keep intact. Follow the anterior wall of the ethmoid bulla, and identify the frontal recess, the roof of the ethmoid, and the anterior ethmoid artery (located at the most superior attachment of the ...
Ethmoid Sinus Surgery - SpringerLink
WEBMay 9, 2018 — A “J” curette inserted at the medial and inferior attachment of the basal lamella can be gently inserted posterior to the bulla ethmoidalis. The curette should slide smoothly lateral to the middle turbinate into position posterior to the bulla, pointing superiorly and laterally.
Sphenoidotomy Technique - Medscape
WEBOct 21, 2022 — A blunt sickle knife or J-curette is used to puncture through a thin section of bone in the anterior face of the sphenoid sinus. The sphenoid sinus mushroom punch, Kerrison punch, or other...
Primary Sinus Surgery - SpringerLink
WEBA J-curette is used to enter the anterior ethmoids via the inferomedial edge of the bulla ethmoidalis. Entry at this location will minimize the risk of inadvertent injury to the orbit and skull base. The remaining cells are dissected flush with the orbit and skull base.
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - Ento Key
WEBDec 14, 2016 — The anterior inferior medial portion of the ethmoid bulla, the largest anterior ethmoid cell, is then infractured with a J-curette and opened with forceps. The opening is enlarged by moving the curette anteriorly and laterally.
Endoscopic Management of Maxillary Sinus Diseases of …
WEBThe infero-medial wall of the maxillary sinus can then be resected down to the floor of the nose with cutting instruments. Alternatively, a J-curette can be used to puncture the medial wall after which straight through-cutting forceps can be used to …
Does endoscopic sinus surgery alter the biomechanics of the …
WEBJun 26, 2020 — To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that the structures removed during sinus surgery may act as a buttress for the medial orbital wall. The anatomic changes of sinus surgery may alter the biomechanics of the orbit and affect the pattern of subsequent traumatic blowout fractures. Introduction.
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Maxillary, Ethmoid, and
WEBInitially, a J-shaped curette is utilized to palpate for the presence of the retrobullar recess, which may vary in prominence among individuals. Efforts are made to access this recess, although occasionally direct entry into the ethmoid bulla may occur.