Cysts ; Humans ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Sphenoid Bone ; Sphenoid Sinus ; surgery

Aged ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; diagnosis ; etiology ; surgery ; Syndrome

Adult ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Mucocele ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; complications ; surgery ; Pituitary Apoplexy ; complications ; surgery ; Sphenoid Sinus

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the advantages and disadvantages between two surgical approaches of trans scalp coronary incision (TCI) and functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) by which front-ethmoid-orbital masses being resected. METHOD: Thirty-four cases of front-ethmoid-orbital mass from 1995-2006 were retrospectively studied, among which lesions of 18 cases resected by FESS, lesions of 16 cases via TCI. The follow-up time varied from 2 to 4 years. RESULT: Five of 18 cases by FESS had residual dizziness or nasal pain, one case recurred 2 years after the operation. None of TCI cases experienced recurrence, whereas dizziness presented in 3 cases, regional dull sensation of the operative scalp in 12 cases. CONCLUSION FESS and TCI approach has its own benefits and shortcomings thus has its indications respectively.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Cysts ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; Ethmoid Sinus ; surgery ; Female ; Frontal Sinus ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Orbit ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms ; surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Scalp ; surgery ; Young Adult

Adult ; Blindness ; etiology ; Cysts ; surgery ; Humans ; Infection ; complications ; etiology ; Male ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Postoperative Complications ; Sphenoid Sinus

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnosis and management of non-pituitary lesions in sphenoidal sinus. METHOD: All cases with non-pituitary lesions in sphenoidal sinus were confirmed by CT scan. Eight cases with localized lesions underwent operation by trans-sphenoidal approach. Two cases with juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with invasion to the sphenoid sinus were treated by trans-septal approach. The rest received operation by trans-superior meatal or trans-ethmoidal approach. RESULT: Forty-five of these cases underwent complete or major resection of the lesion by endoscopic sphenoid sinus surgery, including 23 cyst and pus cyst of sphenoidal sinus, 8 fungal sphenoid sinusitis, 2 bleeding polyp of sphenoidal sinus, 1 post- hypophysectomy granulation hyperplasia of sphenoidal sinus , 5 papilloma of sphenoid sinus, 1 cerebrospinal rhinorrhea of sphenoid sinus, 2 ossified fibroma of sphenoid sinus,2 juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma with invasion to the sphenoid sinus, 1 meningioma of ethmoid and sphenoid sinus. Three cases with hematoma in sphenoidal sinus and pseudoaneurysm in internal carotid artery underwent nasal endoscopic examination, and the diagnosis was established by DSA, and they received interventional therapy. Three cases with malignancy of sphenoidal sinus received major mass resection of sphenoidal sinus by trans-ethmoidal approach, and followed with radio therapy and chemotherapy. Two cases with NPC involving sphenoidal sinus were treated by radio therapy and chemotherapy after pathological examination. CONCLUSION Headache and visual loss were two common symptoms for the lesions in sphenoidal sinus. Imaging study including CT, MRI and DSA is very important for the diagnosis of the lesions in sphenoidal sinus. There are various surgical pathways to deal with sphenoidal sinus diseases under nasal endoscope. The operation will be direct, safe and minimal invasive if we choose the pathway properly.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Sphenoid Sinus ; Sphenoid Sinusitis ; surgery

A 8-years-old male patient with a bulge of left eye ball for one mongth was hospitalized. The inspection of the patient showed the movement on the left side of the lateral nasal wall and a narrow nasal cavity. Orbital CT showed that the left orbital ethmoid sinus, maxillary sinus cyst, left orbital, sphenoid sinus, nasal cavity were damaged. A resection with the combination of approaches including the left maxillary sinus, the ethmoid sinus, and the sphenoid sinus osteofibroma was performed. 5 days after the operation, the nasal packing material was removed and 7 days after the operation the stiches were removed. The recovery of the patient was satisfied after the operation and no recurrence was observed during one and half years follow up.
Child ; Ethmoid Sinus ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; pathology ; Nasal Cavity ; pathology ; Nasal Surgical Procedures ; Ossification, Heterotopic ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Sphenoid Sinus ; pathology

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of the endoscopic maxillary sinus surgery by lateral wall fenestration of the inferior nasal meatus (EMSLWF). METHOD: Based on traditional Messerklinger sinus surgery, we treat the 17 cases with maxillary sinus disorder by lateral wall fenestration of the inferior nasal meatus, removing the polyp, hemangioma, inverting papilloma, invasive sinus aspergillosis etc, trans aperture maxillary and intranasal window. RESULT: The maxillary sinuses of the 17 cases are clean. Mucosa are well recovered and drained of the mid dle and inferior nasal meatus. We did not find the nasal mucosa pathological changes like the fluid-filled blisters or edema etc. The intranasal windows are closed in only 2 cases (4.25%) after about 2 months. The maxillary sinuses of all cases are still clean with no recurrence of primary diseases. CONCLUSION The EMSLWF is well suitable for dealing with the maxillary sinus diseases. Meanwhile, before the function of the nasal mucociliary transportation system recovered in the perioperative period, the gravity drainage affection should be kept by the intranasal win dow in the inferior nasal meatus. The EMSLWF is worthy of more attention in clinic.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Endoscopy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Cavity ; surgery ; Nasolacrimal Duct ; surgery ; Nose ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVESurgery is the curative treatment for nasal dermoid cysts. Many different surgical incisions have been advocated. All approaches described have the advantage of either improved accessibility or improved patients'cosmetic satisfaction, but none is optimal. We designed a new transseptal endoscopic approach for the treatment of nasal dermoid sinus cyst and reported the result of a special case.

METHODSThe diagnostic studies, the operative technique, and the result of 18 month follow-up were presented.

RESULTSThe patient, a 16 years old girl, remains free of disease 18 months after surgical treatment, most importantly without facial scar.

CONCLUSIONSTransseptal endoscopic approach is an alternative surgical technique for selected nasal dermoid cysts. So far as we know, the operative method presented in the current report is the first surgical approach reported in the world literature.

Adolescent ; Dermoid Cyst ; surgery ; Endoscopy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Nasal Septum ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; surgery ; Treatment Outcome

Aged ; Brain Diseases ; etiology ; physiopathology ; Frontal Lobe ; pathology ; surgery ; Frontal Sinus ; Humans ; Male ; Mucocele ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Syndrome