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Balloon sinuplasty

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Balloon sinuplasty is a technique in endoscopic sinus surgery that involves minimally invasive procedures to dilate the obstructed or stenosed anatomical sinus pathways. Procedure is derived from the well-recognized techinique of angioplasty. This article highlights the procedural methods with review of literature and my personal experience in balloon sinupalsty.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Auckland University Hospitals, Counties Manukau Health, Auckland, New Zealand

    Zahoor Ahmad

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Ahmad, Z. Balloon sinuplasty. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 62, 225–228 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-010-0084-7

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