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This issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Raj Sindwani, is devoted to Technological Advances in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery. Articles in this outstanding issue include: Evolution in Visualization for Sinus and Skull Base Surgery; Organism (Microbiome) Analysis Techniques and Implications for CRS; Topical drug therapies for CRS; Absorbable Biomaterials and Nasal Packing; Stents and Drug-Eluting Stents in Rhinology; Evolving Functionality and Applications of Microdebrider Technology; Innovation in Balloon Catheter Technology; Emerging Roles of Coblation in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery; Application of Ultrasonic Aspirators in Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery; Next Tier Surgical Navigation Systems in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery; Robotics in Sinus and Skull Base Surgery; Emerging Role of 3-D Printing in Rhinology; Advances in Endoscopic Skull Base Reconstruction: An Evolution of Materials and Methods; and Integrated Full Solution Imaging and Intelligent Informatics.
About the author
Raj Sindwani MD, FACS, FRCS(C) is Vice Chairman and Head of the Section of Rhinology, Sinus and Skull Base Surgery of the Head and Neck Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. He is also Co-Director of the Minimally Invasive Cranial Base and Pituitary Program of the Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center and Fellowship Co-Director of the Advanced Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Program. Dr. Sindwani is currently President-Elect of the Cleveland Clinic Medical Staff and a member of the Board of Governors. Dr. Sindwani is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy, and past Editor-in-Chief of the Yearbook of Otolaryngology. Dr. Sindwani is an established authority on the medical and surgical management of conditions affecting the sinuses and skull base, and he pioneered endoscopic surgical approaches. He has published and lectured extensively in the field of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery.
