Sinusitis, commonly known as a sinus infection, is inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the sinuses, the air-filled spaces within the skull around the nose. It produces thick nasal mucus, nasal and facial congestion, facial pain or pressure, and sometimes a reduced sense of smell or fever. The condition can affect both children and adults and results from a combination of infection, allergy, or structural factors that block normal drainage of the sinuses.
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Source Balloon sinuplasty (Wikipedia)
Source Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Sinusitis
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Subclass of: paranasal sinus disease
2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
3. Sinusitis (Wikipedia)
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causes: Infection (bacterial, fungal, viral), allergies, air pollution, structural problems in the nose
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (Wikipedia)
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FESS is generally considered to be a safe and effective treatment for sinusitis and other conditions that affect the sinuses.
Balloon sinuplasty (Wikipedia)
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Balloon technology was initially cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2005 and is an endoscopic, catheter-based system for chronic sinusitis.
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