FUNCTIONAL ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY
This page was last updated on: March 30, 2008
Otolaryngology Houston
Bechara Y. Ghorayeb, MD
8830 Long Point, Suite 806
Houston, Texas 77055
For appointments, call 713 464 2614
Picture of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (CLICK TO ENLARGE)
The right side depicts the normal anatomy of the sinuses. The left side shows the extent of the resection.
Removal of the uncinate process of the ethmoid bone allows resection of the anterior ethmoid air cells, with subsequent reestablishment of ventilation and drainage of the maxillary and frontal sinuses through their natural ostia. Surgery is performed through the nostrils and thus, there are no external incisions.
