Intranasai endoscopic treatment of chronic sinusitis in children

VernacularTitle:经鼻内窥镜手术治疗儿童慢性鼻窦炎疗效分析
Author: Jiejun YANG ; Minqiang XIE ; Geng XU ; Yuan LI ; Xianping YUAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Child Sinusitis Endoscopic sinus surgery
From: Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2000;(11):496-498
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective :To explore the curative effect of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and the factors associ-ated with surgery effect for treating children with chronic sinusitis. Method :Thirty-one children with a medianage of 10 years (range 5～14 years) who suffered from chronic sinusitis or/and nasal polyps and were operatedvia ESS from May 1996 to January 1999 were retrospectively analyzed. Result:According to the therapeutic evalu-ation standard (ESS-199 7, Haikou ), twelve cases (38.7 ％ ) were completely cured, fifteen cases (48.4 ％0 ) wereinproved and four children (12.9 ％ ) showed no change with a general effective rate of 87.1 ％00 without any severeoperative complication. Conclusion:The results suggested ESS is a safe and effective method in the treatment ofchildren with chronic sinusitis or/and nasal polyps. Furthermore, meticulous postoperative endoscopic care andmedication are also important for securing optimal long-term results.