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Archive > April, 2006 Vol. VII, No. 4

Image-guided Sinus Surgery Systems: Should You Invest?

In a skilled surgeon's hands, they provide an extra margin of safety.

Yasmine Iqbal, Contributing Editor

More than 37 million Americans experience at least one episode of acute sinusitis each year, making it one of the most common health conditions, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology. First-line treatments include antibiotics and decongestants, but for chronic or recurrent sinusitis, endoscopic sinus surgery can clear the diseased tissue and open the nasal passages.

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