Effect of Pediatric Endoscopic Sinus Surgery with Antrochoanal Polyps on Sinus Growth.
- Author:
Seung Heon SHIN
1
;
Chang Gyun KIM
;
Mi Kyung YE
;
Dong Won SHIN
;
Woo Seok KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. hsseung@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Maxillary sinus;
Ethmoid sinus;
Growth;
Endoscopic surgery
- MeSH:
Ethmoid Sinus;
Humans;
Maxillary Sinus;
Polyps*;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2005;48(5):615-618
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pediatric endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) has become widely used for the treatment of chronic or recurrent rhinosinusitis that is unresponsive to medical management. But the effect of pediatric ESS on facial growth or sinus growth are controversial and not well understood. The object of the present study was to determine whether pediatric ESS causes the volumetric restriction of the sinuses. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Fifteen cases of patients who underwent unilateral endoscopic sinus surgery for antrochoanal polyp were reviewed retrospectively. Postoperative maxillary and ethmoid sinus volumes were measured by computed tomography at 73.5 (51-101) months after surgery, and these were compared with non-operated sinus volumes. RESULTS: The mean volume of the operated and non-operated maxillary sinuses were 18.9+/-6.4 ml and 21.7+/-5.3 ml. and the mean volume of the operated and non-operated ethmoid sinuses were 4.1+/-1.2 ml and 3.7+/-1.2 ml. There was no significant difference in sinus growth between operated and non-operated sinuses. CONCLUSION: There was no evidence that pediatric ESS affected maxillary and ethmoid sinus growth.
