Humans ; Nasal Obstruction ; surgery ; Treatment Outcome ; Turbinates ; surgery

An enlarged inferior turbinate is a predisposing factor for difficult nasotracheal intubation. We describe a case of successful nasotracheal intubation by induced outfracture of the inferior turbinate during maxillofacial surgery, and discuss the importance of adequate airway evaluation and anesthetic management for successful nasal intubation.
Causality ; Humans ; Intubation ; Nasal Obstruction ; Surgery, Oral ; Turbinates

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) associated with radiofrequency ablation on chronic sinusitis. METHOD: Fifty-four patients with chronic sinusitis were divided randomly into two groups: the study group and the control group, The study group received FESS associated with inferior turbinate lateral fracture and radiofrequency ablation treatment, while the control group received FESS associated with inferior turbinate lateral fracture treatment. RESULT: The SNOT-20 score, Lund-Kennedy score, mucociliary clearance time and nasal airway resistance of the patients in the two groups after treatment were significantly improved than those before treatment (P < 0.05), and the sense of nasal congestion, headache and face pain, purulent rhinorrhea, postnasal drip, and other symptoms were also relieved. After treatment, the scores of SNOT-20 and the scores of Lund-Kennedy in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05), but no significant difference was found in mucociliary clearance time between the two groups after treatment. CONCLUSION FESS associated with radiofrequency ablation surgery is safe and effective for chronic sinusitis.
Catheter Ablation ; Chronic Disease ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Mucociliary Clearance ; Rhinitis ; surgery ; Sinusitis ; surgery ; Turbinates ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of partial inferior turbinectomy in treating inferior nasal meatus epistaxis. METHOD: Twenty one case of inferior nasal meatus epistaxis were subjected to submucoperiosteous partial inferior turbinectomy and nasal cavity plugging under nasal endoscopy Its effect were analyzed. RESULT: All patients cured and discharged after 3-7 days. After 2 months to 3 years of follow up, no recurrence were seen. CONCLUSION Submucoperiosteous partial inferior turbinectomy under nasal endoscopy is an effective and reliable method in treating inferior nasal meatus epistaxis.
Adult ; Endoscopy ; Epistaxis ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Turbinates ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the complication of common anatomic variant of the middle turbinate-concha bullosa. METHOD: We present a 35 years old man with inner canthus proptosis and orbital pain who was diagnosed to be a pyocele originated from concha bullosa by CT and operation. RESULT: Concha bullosa can develop to a pyocele. Direct extension of the mass from the nose into the orbit may occur. Good therapeutic effect was obtained by endoscopic operation. CONCLUSION Concha bullosa can result in obstruction of middle meatus and lead to sinusitis. Polyps or mucocele may also occur to Concha bullosa itself. Pyocele of concha bullosa can develop to such a massive extent that it leads to orbital complication. Endoscopic operation is best treatment to this disease.
Adult ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Male ; Mucocele ; pathology ; surgery ; Nose Diseases ; pathology ; surgery ; Orbit ; pathology ; Turbinates

Objective: To explore the effect of vidian neurectomy and selective vidian neurectomy in the treatment of moderate and severe persistent allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods: A total of 60 patients with moderate-to-severe persistent AR treated in Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine from June 2018 to June 2020 were selected, including 28 males and 32 females. A total of 40 cases in the observation group were subjected to vidianneurectomy, while, 20 cases in the control group underwent selective vidianneurectomy. Patients in the two groups were followed up at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years, respectively, and evaluated according to AR diagnostic and efficacy assessment criteria. Four symptoms of sneezing, clear runny nose, nasal congestion, and nasal itching were scored as efficacy indices before and at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after surgery. The regression of the lower turbinate swelling after surgery was assessed by nasal endoscopy or sinus CT. Postoperative tear secretion was followed up in both groups, and patients with dry eyes were counted in combination with ocular symptoms. SPSS 19.0 software was used to statistically analyze the data before and after the surgery and between the two groups. Results: The preoperative, 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year postoperative inferior turbinate signs were (2.73±0.45), (1.20±0.41), (1.25±0.49) and (1.30±0.56) points in the observation group and (2.75±0.44), (1.45±0.69), (1.75±0.72) and (1.90±0.85) points in the control group, respectively, with a statistically significant difference in the between-subjects effect test between the two groups (F=8.28, P<0.05), indicating a more durable surgical effect in the observation group. The total effective rate at 2 years after surgery was 95.0% (38/40) in the observation group and 50% (10/20) in the control group. The difference between the two groups by Fisher's exact test was statistically significant. No dry eye patient was found in either group at a 1.5-year postoperative follow-up. Conclusion: Both vidianneurectomy and selective vidianneurectomy have good recent treatment effects, vidianneurectomy has better long-term curative effects than selective vidianneurectomy.
Male ; Female ; Humans ; Treatment Outcome ; Rhinitis, Allergic/surgery* ; Turbinates/surgery* ; Denervation ; Nose Diseases

Objective:To investigate the feasibility and clinical effect of the surgical approach and method of transnasal fenestration under nasal endoscope for the treatment of maxillary odontogenic cyst. Methods:The clinical data of 23 cases with maxillary odontogenic cysts treated by nasal endoscopy through nasal fenestration were retrospectively analyzed. All cases underwent nasal endoscopy and CT examination before the operation. The mucosal membrane of the parietal wall of the cyst was excised through fenestration of the nasal base. The cyst fluid was removed by decompression, and the bony opening of the nasal base was trimmed and enlarged to the edge of the cyst. The intraoperative and postoperative effects were observed. Results:All cases were well exposed under the direct vision of nasal endoscope. The top wall of the cyst was removed to maximize the communication between the cyst cavity and the nasal floor. There were no complications such as nasolacrimal duct injury, turbinate atrophy, necrosis, and facial numbness. All patients were followed up for 6-12 months, and the clinical symptoms gradually disappeared after surgery. The inferior turbinate was in good shape, the cyst cavity was smooth, the cyst wall was determined, and no cyst recurrence was observed. Conclusion:The treatment of odontogenic cyst of maxilla under nasal endoscope through nasal fenestration is convenient. It has less trauma, fewer complications and a satisfactory curative effect, which is worthy of clinical promotion.
Humans ; Maxilla ; Retrospective Studies ; Odontogenic Cysts/surgery* ; Endoscopy ; Turbinates/surgery* ; Endoscopes

Catheter Ablation ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertrophy ; Male ; Palatine Tonsil ; pathology ; surgery ; Snoring ; surgery ; Turbinates ; pathology ; surgery

OBJECTIVETo report a new approach to maxillary sinus without ablation of nasolacrimal duct and inferior turbinate by endoscopic nasal lateral wall dissection (ENLWD). The preliminary clinical application results, the operative technique and indications were discussed.

METHODSTwelve hospitalized patients, aged from 42 years to 68 years, were enrolled in this paper, 9 patients were male and 3 were female. Among the 12 patients, 8 were inverted papilloma (IP), 2 were nasal polyps, 1 was Kubo's postoperative cyst of maxillary sinus (MS) and 1 was recurrent bone cyst of maxilla. Two IP patients were excluded from this group for the follow-up time was less than 12 months. Preoperative nasal endoscopy and CT scan were done in all patients, 6 patients with tumor also received MRI examination. The operation began with a mucosal incision in front of inferior turbinate (IT) and then the lacrimal duct (LD) was dissected, thus a IT-LD flap was formed. The MS lesion was removed under endoscope when the flap was replaced medially. The inferior antrostomy was performed when the flap was repositioned.

RESULTSAll 10 patients were unilateral lesion. Six MS IP patients were T3 Krouse stage. The tumor was found originating from the every part of the MS wall in the operation, especially from the anterior and medial wall. The same situation was seen in 2 patients with nasal polyps. The follow-up ranged from 7 months to 60 months (average 22 months). The shape of IT was good, and well-epithelized operative cavities were observed. Only 1 patients of IP had a local recurrence in its inferior antrostomy 6 months after operation and no recurrence was seen after local debridement. All of them had no epiphora and other complications.

CONCLUSIONSENLWD is a new and minimally invasive approach not only to MS, in which the lesion can be thoroughly removed, but also to orbital floor and pterygopalatine fossa without ablation of lacrimal duct and IT.

Adult ; Aged ; Endoscopy ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Maxillary Sinus ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Nasal Cavity ; surgery ; Turbinates ; surgery

A case of pyogenic granuloma occurred in inferior turbinate was reported and the literatures were reviewed. A 32 years old male patient with left side progressive stuffy nose and repeated epistaxis. Nasal endoscopic examination showed a dark red neoplasm in left nasal cavity and blocked the anterior naris. Nasal cavity enhanced CT showed the neoplasm located in the front of left nasal cavity with marked enhancement. Bilateral sinuses were normal and there was no significant bone destruction. Nasal endoscopic surgery was performed under local anesthesia. Postoperative pathology report showed pyogenic granuloma (granulation tissue type of angioneoplasm).
Adult ; Endoscopy ; Epistaxis ; Granuloma, Pyogenic ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Male ; Nasal Cavity ; pathology ; surgery ; Postoperative Period ; Turbinates ; pathology ; surgery