OBJECTIVE: To improve the understanding of the symptoms and signs of isolated sphenoid sinus disease and decrease the occurrence of misdiagnoses. METHOD: The clinical manifestation and the advantage of endoscopic sinus surgery were analyzed in 22 cases of isolated sphenoid sinus disease. RESULT: Twelve cases had endoscopic sphenoidotomy, 7 cases had external ethmoidal sphenoidotomy, 3 cases had antibiotic, steroid and neurotrophic therapy. All of the patients were free of headache,improvement in vision and ocular motility after treatment. After 3 to 6 months' follow up, 1 case recurred and symptom relieved after endoscopic sinus surgery. 1 case adenoid cystoid carcinoma underwent post operative radiotherapy without recurrence after 3 years follow up. CONCLUSION Isolated sphenoid sinus disease presented the primary symptom as headache and/or ocular disturbance is prone to be misdiagnosed, application of CT, MRI and endoscopy improve its diagnosis and treatment standard. Endoscopic sinus surgery is the primary therapy for isolated sphenoid sinus disease.
Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Child ; Endoscopy ; Eye Diseases ; etiology ; Female ; Headache ; etiology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases ; complications ; diagnosis ; Sphenoid Sinus ; Young Adult