Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery (also called
sinoscopy
or FESS) is a procedure to remove blockages in the sinuses (the air-filled spaces in the skull bone around the nose). These blockages cause
sinusitis
, an inflammation of the lining membrane of the sinuses, causing pain and impaired breathing. A thin, lighted instrument with a camera at its tip (an endoscope) is inserted into the nostrils, to view the sinuses. Surgical instruments can then be used along with the endoscope to remove the blockages and improve breathing. The surgery increases the amount of air flowing through the sinuses and allows mucus to drain properly out of the nose. This is usually a day-stay procedure. Endoscopic sinus surgery may also be used to correct a
deviated septum
(in which the partition separating the left and right sides of the nose is crooked); remove
nasal polyps
(non-cancerous lumps); or remove tumours.
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Dr Mahadevan is a New Zealand trained ENT Surgeon graduating from Auckland Medical School in 1987. Subsequent post graduate training was undertaken as . . .
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Adult & Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Rhinologist, Facial Plastics Surgeon . . . .
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David Mills graduated from the Auckland School of Medicine (MB.ChB) in 1981. He gained his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons . . .
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Otolaryngology
Endoscopic Surgery, Nasal Reconstruction, Nose.
Simon specialises in endoscopic sinus surgery including revision sinus surgery . . .
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Richard Douglas is a specialist ORL surgeon with clinical and research interests in nasal, sinus and medial skull base conditions. . . .
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General Otolaryngology, Adult & Children, Endoscopic Sinus & Nasal Surgery, General Otology & Ear Surgery, Laryngeal & Throat Problems . . .
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treat a variety of ear, nose, or throat related issues including chronic sinusitis, ear infections, hearing loss, snoring, and sleep apnoea in adults and children. . . .
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Sumit is an upper airway surgeon specialising in surgery for nose, sinuses, snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea . . .
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General Otolaryngology for Adults and Children . . .
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Dev is a general otolaryngologist with a special interest in nasal and sinus diseases. He has been an otolaryngologist for over 20 years and worked as . . .