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Adult Chronic Sinusitis and Its Complications

By G. Douglas Campbell Jr., MD, FCCP

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**Table 5—**Absolute Indications for Surgical Intervention in Chronic Rhinosinusitis*
Indications	Specific Findings
Extrasinus involvement	Brain abscess Meningitis Subperiosteal/orbital abscess Cavernous sinus thrombosis Contiguous infection Impending complication (eg, Pott's tumor)
Sinus mucocele or pyocele
Nasal polyps	Massive polyps causing near or complete obstruction of the nasal lumen
Neoplasm
Invasive or allergic fungal rhinosinusistis
Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea
*Data adapted from Anand et al.⁴⁸

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