Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

Authors

  • Bibhu Pradhan TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu
  • N Thapa TU Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.528

Abstract

Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that opens
up the sinus air cells and the sinus ostia with an endoscope. The use of FESS as a sinus surgical
method has now become widely accepted and the term functional is meant to distinguish this type
of endoscopic surgery from the nonendoscopic more conventional sinus procedure.
Functional Endoscopic sninus surgery is being done regularly at TU Teaching Hospital from 2003.
Total number of cases done from March 2003 till December 2005 were 94. Maximum number of
FESS was done for nasal polyps, which was carried out in 80 patients, out of which, FESS for ethmoidal
polyp was done in 47 patients and for antrochoanal polyps in 33 patients. Other conditions
where FESS was carried out were chronic maxillary sinusitis in 8 patients, fungal sinusitis in 5
patients, and endoscopic medial maxillectomy for inverted papilloma in 1 patient.

Key Words: FESS, operative procedure, complication, endoscopic after care.

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Published

2006-10-01

How to Cite

Pradhan, B., & Thapa, N. (2006). Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS). Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 45(164). https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.528

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 164 (2006)

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Original Article

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