Pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery—does it have a future?

Abstract

In September 1996, an international consensus meeting [2,3], with a panel consisting of pediatric ENT specialists, a pediatrician and a microbiologist, provided definitions for different forms of pediatric sinusitis, with a numeration of the main symptoms and signs; indications for microbiological, allergic and immunological assessment, as well as for imaging studies; suggested standard medical management and finally, discussed the indications for surgery. The following indications for endoscopic sinus surgery were maintained: