Abstract
One of the disadvantages of using the microdebrider in sinus surgery is that histopathological specimens cannot be adequately taken. We conducted a histopathological examination in sinus sur gery using the microdebrider in 5 cases of chronic sinusitis with a nasal polyp, 1 case with nasal and paranasal sinus squamous cell papilloma, 1 case with maxillary sinus carcinoma, 1 case with nasal sep tum carcinoma and 1 case with adenoid vegetation. In all cases, the collected specimens were not de stroyed and therefore were able to be successfully used for accurate histopathological examinations.
