Cilia sweep mucus toward the ostia. The ostia of the frontal, maxillary and anterior ethmoid sinuses open into the osteomeatal complex, which lies in the middle meatus lateral to the middle turbinate.

For example, the finding of air-fluid levels in the sinuses are diagnostic. However, the ethmoid sinuses, which are most commonly involved in sinusitis, are not well-visualized on plain films.

However, plain film radiographs provide poor visualization of the ethmoid sinus due to density averaging. Plain films are therefore useful for diagnosing frontal and maxillary sinus disease but ...

The doctors at KIMS Hospital here have successfully performed a minimally invasive surgery to remove a rare tumour that was ...

Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic sinus conditions and other disorders affecting the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. A critical aspect of ...