The sinus was approached transnasally, and balloon dilation was selected as the tool for ostial enlargement. |
After applying lidocaine jelly to the bilateral nasal cavities, a cuffed tracheal tube measuring 7.0 mm in inner diameter was transnasally inserted from the left nasal cavity to the pharynx. |
Surgery to the internal nasal valve is presently approached either externally via an open rhinoplasty incision or transnasally. |