Endoscopy of the Paranasal Sinuses: Technique - Typical Findings Therapeutic Possibilities

ISBN-13: 9783642684142 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 102 str.

Wolfgang Draf; William E. Pohl; Helmuth Goepfert

Opis

The exponential explosion of diagnostic techniques that is the hallmark of Twentieth Century medicine often makes us forget that the human perceptual senses are still the simplest, most reliable, and most readily available means of recognizing disease and detecting abnormalities in the human body. Improvements in optical telescopes and in glass rod light transmission have enables us to look directly into the human body, and they are indispensable to modern endoscopy. The present monograph is a product of many years of diligent search and tireless work by Professor WOLFGANG DRAF in the field of endoscopy of the parana sal sinuses. Scholastic curiosity, pursuit of academic excellence, and a fervent desire to give patients prompt and lasting relief of symptoms caused by paranasal sinus disease were the author's initial motivations. As time went on and the methodology became more refined, he ventured from the field of endoscopic diagnostic and photographic documentation into the area of endoscopic therapy for selective diseases of maxillary, frontal, and sphenoid sinuses. Many of the instruments and most of the optical and photo graphic equipment and accessories have been developed and improved in parallel with the author's professional career; indeed, many of these technical innovations were a product of Professor DRAF'S keen and methodical research."

Spis treści

I. Technique of Paranasal Endoscopy.- A. Historical Development of Paranasal Endoscopy.- B. Indications.- C. Equipment.- 1. Light Source and Optical Instruments.- 2. Equipment for Photographic Documentation.- 3. Surgical Instruments.- D. Operative Technique.- 1. Endoscopy of the Maxillary Sinus.- a) Operative Approach Through the Canine Fossa.- b) Procedure by Way of the Inferior Meatus.- 2. Endoscopy of the Frontal Sinus.- 3. Endoscopy of the Sphenoid Sinus.- E. Technique and Problems of Photographic Documentation.- II. Endoscopic Anatomy and Pathology of the Paranasal Sinuses.- A. Maxillary Sinus.- 1. Anatomy.- 2. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases of the Maxillary Sinus.- 3. Variability of the Ostia of the Maxillary Sinuses.- 4. The Endoscopic Picture of Maxillary Sinusitis.- 5. So-Called Solitary Cysts.- 6. Odontogenic Diseases of the Maxillary Sinus.- 7. Tumors of the Maxillary Sinus.- 8. Previous Operations.- 9. Evaluation After Fracture.- B. Frontal Sinus.- 1. Anatomy.- 2. Etiology and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Diseases of the Frontal Sinus.- 3. Endoscopic Anatomy and Pathology.- C. Sphenoid Sinus.- 1. Anatomy.- 2. The Endoscopic Picture.- III. Therapeutic Possibilities of Endoscopy of the Paranasal Sinuses.- A. Traditional Methods for Treating Subacute-to-Chronic Inflammation of the Paranasal Sinuses.- 1. Maxillary Sinus.- 2. Frontal Sinus.- B. Technique and Experience with the Endoscopic Therapy of Inflammatory Conditions of the Maxillary and Frontal Sinuses.- 1. Endoscopic Treatment of Suppurative Sinusitis.- a) Maxillary Sinus.- b) Frontal Sinus.- 2. Treatment of Suppurative and Polypous Chronic Maxillary Sinusitis in Children.- 3. Treatment of Mucosinus.- a) Maxillary Sinus.- b) Frontal Sinus.- 4. Removal of Solitary Cysts.- a) Maxillary Sinus.- b) Frontal Sinus.- 5. Endoscopic Removal of Tooth-Root Remains and Root-Canal Fillings.- C. Side-Effects and Complications of Endoscopy of the Paranasal Sinuses.- 1. Maxillary Sinus.- 2. Frontal Sinus.- 3. Sphenoid Sinus.- IV. Conclusion.- References.- Plates I–XIII.- Author Index.