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Pilonidal sinus (PNS): is a sinus tract, or small channel, that may originate from the source of infection and open to the surface of the skin. [10] Material from the cyst drains through the pilonidal sinus. A pilonidal cyst is usually painful, but if it is a draining sinus, the pressure is relieved and patient might not feel pain.
He was born June 6, 1925, in Richmond, Virginia, to Lillian and Dr. K.F. Bascom.His father was an anatomist and teacher at the Medical College of Virginia. [1] Bascom graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, and served in the Pacific from 1943 until the masters, mates and pilots strike of October 1, 1946.
Image-guided surgery and CAS in ENT commonly consists of navigating preoperative image data such as CT or cone beam CT to assist with locating or avoiding anatomically important structures such as the optic nerve or the opening to the frontal sinus. [9] For use in middle-ear surgery there has been some application of robotic surgery due to the ...
Each involves the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. [3] Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and parts of Africa. [4]
used in direct laryngoscopy; video link: Jobson Horne's probe with ring curette: to access or clean the external ear: Tuning forks: for various clinical tests of hearing loss; vibration sense test Pritchard's politzerization apparatus: video link: Aural/Ear syringe: used to flush out anything like ear wax or foreign bodies from the external ear
Complications from endoscopic sinus surgery are rare, but can include bleeding and damage to other structures in the area including the eye or brain. [ 21 ] Many physicians recommend a course of oral steroids prior to surgery to reduce mucosal inflammation, decrease bleeding during surgery, and help with visualization of the polyps. [ 12 ]
Caldwell-Luc surgery, Caldwell-Luc operation, also known as Caldwell-Luc antrostomy, and Radical antrostomy, is an operation to remove irreversibly damaged mucosa of the maxillary sinus. It is done when maxillary sinusitis is not cured by medication or other non-invasive technique. The approach is mainly from the anterior wall of the maxilla bone.
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a procedure that is used to treat sinusitis and other conditions that affect the sinuses. Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinuses that can cause symptoms such as congestion, headaches, and difficulty breathing through the nose.