Sinusitis primarily requires medical management. However, those cases that are refractory to medical therapy are excellent candidates for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). Appropriate ...

Findings seen among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and obesity. HealthDay News — Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with reduced ...

The company conducted a search of the health economics literature on balloon sinus dilation using XprESS or equivalent systems and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS). This identified 134 ...

Medtronic ($MDT) has launched NovaShield Injectable Nasal Packing and Stent for functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) after an FDA clearance in October. It's a ...

This new study, which followed patients up to 6 months after functional endoscopic sinus surgery, evaluated results using objective and subjective measures. “Nasal polyps are associated with ...

Sinusitis is one of the most common chronic health problems in the U.S., afflicting 37 million Americans each year. Dr. Caroline Yoon, a board certified Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, states “Patients ...

How reliable is a CT scan of the sinuses in a patient who does not respond to an initial extended course of antimicrobial treatment for sinusitis? — Lisa Gordon, PA-C, New Port Richey, Fla. There is ...

Despite the availability of newer instrumentation, complications may still occur. Anatomic boundaries are the same in all patients and the surgical operator not familiar with the proper implementation ...

The system is available in 3 variants, XprESS Ultra, LoProfile and Pro, which differ in the dimensions of the suction tip and the balloon diameter and length. All suction tips and balloon lengths are ...