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Headache is a borderline pathology, faced by physicians of various specialties, which has to be thoroughly investigated to establish the etiology and appropriate treatment. The authors present a case of concha bullosa mucocele managed by endoscopic sinus surgery. The mucocele was responsible for persistent nonsystemized headache and also for the chronic rhinosinusitis of the maxillary, ethmoidal and frontal sinus because of the blockage of the middle meatus. The drainage of the anterior sinuses and the mucocele of the concha bullosa were successfully managed by endoscopic sinus surgery.

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery gained increasing popularity among otolaryngologists in the last decades. During any endoscopic sinonasal surgery the major limiting factors are its complex anatomy and the high vascularity. Often, even a small hemorrage is sufficient to reduce visibility of the operating field. From the surgical perspective, there are novel technologies that reduce bleeding, thus, improving the visualization of the operating field. We present some methods of hemostasis used in endoscopic sinus surgery

The authors present the case of a 58-year-old female patient with a history of multiple episodes of acute dacryocistitis, treated by irrigation of the lacrimal punctum. She is admitted to our clinic for swelling of the lacrimal sac and mucopurulent discharge on applying pressure over the lacrimal sac. In spite of several irrigations, patients’ symptoms persisted and thus surgical treatment was decided. We performed a dacryocystorhinostomy with a lacrimal stent which was inserted by endonasal approach to reestablish the nasolacrimal connection. The patient didn’t require nasal packing and was discharged three days after surgery.