Replay of: Image-Guided Sinus Surgery for Chronic Sinusitis

First Seen Live Webcast: April 8, 2005 at noon ET
Free CME Credit Available

Image-Guided Sinus Surgery for Sinusitis

For many patients with chronic inflammatory sinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery has brought great relief, although the close proximity of major nerves, blood vessels and the brain means that surgeons must be especially cautious and conservative.

	Image-Guided Sinus Surgery for Sinusitis

In a live internet broadcast in April, a surgeon at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center performed endoscopic sinus surgery using sophisticated image-guidance technology, which has significantly improved the safety and effectiveness of the procedure. The technology uses computer imaging to guide the surgical instruments around vital structures, such as orbital tissues, the optic nerve, the internal carotid artery, and the skull base - any of which can be a scant millimeter away.

Image-Guided Sinus Surgery for Sinusitis

Brian L. Matthews, M.D., associate professor of surgery-otolaryngology and of pediatrics at Wake Forest Baptist, performed the procedure, known as functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), in a live internet broadcast at noon ET on Friday, April 8. Click here, About the Procedure, to read more about it.

Free CME credit is available for this webcast. The Wake Forest University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of one category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.