A new CT-scan based risk score facilitates the identification of patients at risk of revision endoscopic sinus surgery due to chronic rhinosinusitis. This allows for early prediction of disease ...

Panoramic radiography is limited in its ability to diagnosis sinus disorders prior to implant surgery, and CT remains the most effective diagnostic tool in these cases, according to a study in Oral ...

"Crank?" was my first reaction when I saw the review copy of the new book "Scrubbed Out: Reviving the Doctor's Role in Patient Care." It was a slim, self-published volume with a cartoon cover and an M ...

Surgeon Ralph Metson stares at a big video screen that shows, with amazing clarity, the inside of Nancy Butler's nasal passages. A weird glow lights up her nose and cheek from within. It comes from ...

About one out of every eight Americans fighting a cold has battled a not-so-nice side effect. It’s that sudden, painful feeling that your face is about to explode from added pressure. And forget about ...

Sinuses are interconnected, hollow spaces located in the skull that connect to the nasal passages. They help filter the air we breathe and act as another level of immune defense. Sinuses are lined ...

When treating chronic rhinosinusitis, antibiotics should be used selectively, said Alexander Duffy, MD, division chief of Rhinology & Anterior Skull Base Surgery at Temple University Hospital in ...

Diagnosis of chronic sinusitis may be extremely difficult because patients commonly have vague symptoms. Unless sinusitis is suspected as a possible cause of symptoms, it may go undiagnosed. As a ...