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OTOLARYNGOLOGIC HEURISTICS: A RHINOLOGIC PERSPECTIVE
Author(s) -
Weitzel Erik Kent,
Floreani Steve,
Wormald PeterJohn
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04757.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heuristics , otorhinolaryngology , endoscopic sinus surgery , perspective (graphical) , heuristic , field (mathematics) , medical physics , surgery , general surgery , artificial intelligence , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
Rhinological heuristics are adapted from common principles within the field of otolaryngology. The most important principle in achieving quality endoscopic sinus surgery is good haemostatic control of the surgical field. Once this is achieved, the surgeon can then begin advancing to other heuristic principles. Thinking one to two moves in advance allows the surgeon to take advantage of the many dually purposed instruments available. Learning to visualize buried structures by their subtle projections quickly follows. Finally, an ergonomically positioned surgeon with intricate anatomical knowledge of the sinonasal cavities permits a second surgeon to assist and greatly expand the limit of what is possible.