Tumours of the skull base like angiofibroma, clical tumours require an approach through the sinus to facilitate complete removal. This is a specialised surgery whereby the sinus is swung open, the surgery is completed and the sinus is then resutured to its original position.
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Tumours in the palate can arise from either the mucosa or minor salivary glands within the palate. It can affect either the anterior hard palate or the posterior soft palate. Treatment involves surgical removal of the tumour following oncological principles. Since the palate is a diaphragm between the nose and the mouth, its removal results
Sudden loss of vision could occur due to swelling in the nerve responsible for vision ie the optic nerve. Causes of compression of the optic nerve commonly are trauma, infection with pus accumulation or other rare cause like vascular compromise. The optic nerve lies within a bony compartment called the orbit which lodges the eyeball,
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Epiphora or watering from the eye occurs when there is a blockage in the tear draining mechanism. Normally, tears formed by the lacrimal glands in the eye drain out in the nose through a complex drainage system. It collects in the lacrimal sac between the nose and the eye and drains out through a duct
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Sinusitis is a common cause of headaches and fever amongst young and middle aged individuals. This occurs because of blocked sinus openings secondary to swollen mucosa, turbinates or deviated nasal septum. The treatment apart from medical management is surgical reomval of the block and opening the sinuses. Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery as the name suggests
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Deviated nasal septum occurs in young individuals during growth of the facial bones. This results in persistant blockage of the nose, mostly one sided. This in turn may result into blocking of the opening of the sinuses with recurrent sinusitis causing headaches and infection. Almost everybody has a deviation in the nasal septum. However,
Cancers of the sinus is relatively rare. Management of these cancers requires complete surgical removal with appropriate reconstruction followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy according to the pathological staging of the disease.Since surgery over the sinus can be potentially mutilating, there has been an advent in endoscopic approaches. The team in the clinic
Cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF) is present in the brain which is protected by the skull bones. Occasionally, due to bone thinning, infection, birth defects or trauma the bony protection is lost and the fluid leaks through the nose ( since the nose is just below the brain). This causes watery fluid to flow from the
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Cancers of the sinus is relatively rare. Management of these cancers requires complete surgical removal with appropriate reconstruction followed by adjuvant radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy according to the pathological staging of the disease.Since surgery over the sinus can be potentially mutilating, there has been an advent in endoscopic approaches. The team in the clinic
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