sinus surgery

Fixing blocked passages

Sinus surgery is a medical procedure to treat chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, or structural problems in the nasal passages.

The most common type, functional endoscopic sinus surgery, uses a thin camera to widen drainage pathways and remove obstructions: She finally had sinus surgery after years of recurring infections.

Opposites
treatment modality

sinus surgerymedication

Therapeutic substance for illness

conservative treatment · medical management · nasal spray · antibiotic therapy · steroid treatment

intervention vs. non-intervention

sinus surgerywatchful waiting

Monitoring before acting

observation · doing nothing · benign neglect

medical action

sinus surgeryneglect

Failure to provide care

Family

sinus, surgery, sinuses, sinusitis, sinusoid, sinusoidal, sinuous, insinuate, insinuation

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