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Rhinology/Allergy

Frontal Sinus: The Last Frontier

Monday, October 2, 2023
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: 101E

    Moderator(s)

  • JP

    Jan Plzak, MD

    Professor
    Dep. ORL Head Neck Surgery, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
    Prague 5, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic

    • Panelist(s)

  • Anshul Sama, MD

    Consultant Rhinologist, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
    Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospital, UK
    Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

  • Christos C. Georgalas, MD, PhD, MRCS

    Professor
    Hygeia Hospital
    Athenes, Attiki, Greece

  • Cem Meco, MD

    Professor
    Ankara University Medical School
    Ankara, Ankara, Turkey

Disclosure(s):
Jan Plzak, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Christos C. Georgalas, MD, PhD, MRCS: No relevant relationships to disclose.
Cem Meco, MD: No relevant relationships to disclose.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Frontal sinus diseases are rare. Surgery plays a key role in their management. The advances in endoscopic surgery have revolutionized the management of frontal sinus lesions. Many complex lesions that traditionally required open approaches are now amenable to purely endoscopic
endonasal resection, providing less invasive surgery with lower morbidity but with comparable clinical outcomes. The absence of facial
incisions and osteotomies, decreased hospitalization time, improved visualization of lesion borders, and reduced morbidity and
mortality rate are the major advantages of endoscopic techniques in comparison to traditional external approaches. The participants of the session will discuss principles of surgical management of frontal sinus lesions, review the techniques of both endonasal
endoscopic surgery of frontal sinus lesions, complications and highlight the importance of proper management of patients with these complex lesions. Especially management of mucosal flaps, the extent of drilling and limits of endoscopic surgery in extreme lateral lesions will be the main topics.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 1: Analyze current status of management of sinonasal malingancies of anterior skull base.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 2: Demonstrate the efficacy of treatment of frontal sinus disease using up to date
approaches.

OUTCOME OBJECTIVE 3: Explain the effort to keep treatment morbidity as low as possible while having sufficient clinical results.

BACKGROUND STATEMENT: Need for a more effective management and treatment for frontal sinus disease.