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Frontal Barotrauma and Aerosinusitis

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Sinus barotrauma, also known as aerosinusitis or barosinusitis, is defined as sinus damage induced by a pressure differential which occurs between the air trapped in the sinuses and the surrounding environment. This condition most frequently occurs as a result of flying or diving but can occur in any situation where the environmental pressure changes while the intrasinus pressure cannot.

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  1. Otolaryngology, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Adrienne M. Laury & Kevin C. McMains

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  1. Prof of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Associate Dean, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development, Consultant, Dept of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Consultant (Joint), Dept of Neurological Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA

    Devyani Lal

  2. Professor and Chief, Division of Rhinology and Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

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Laury, A.M., McMains, K.C. (2019). Frontal Barotrauma and Aerosinusitis. In: Lal, D., Hwang, P. (eds) Frontal Sinus Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97022-6_29

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