Sinus endoscopy

Doctors use a device called Endoscope to see nose interim and sinuses. If this observation has only a diagnostic aspect is called diagnostic endoscopy and if surgery is performed with use of an endoscope is called endoscopic therapy.
Nasal endoscopy is applicable in diagnosis of sinusitis, mucosal swelling and sensitivity, nasal tumors, nasal foreign body, causes of Nose-bleeding, polyp in the nose, adenoid mass or Lushun, cerebrospinal fluid leakage.
Diagnostic endoscopy is performable under local anesthesia and without general anesthesia and as an outpatient clinic.
In an endoscopic nose and sinus surgery, using the endoscope, only the areas of the nose and sinus which is infected are operated and only the opening of the sinus is swollen. Therefore, damage disrupt the normal health tissue which can lead to disruption in natural movement of mucus call this surgery sinus functional surgery.