title: [Function endoscopic sinus surgery in children].
abstract: Sinusitis is commonly seen in children. There is evidence that both acute and chronic sinusitis in children is a dynamic, multifactorial disease. Generally most patients will be cured by medical treatment. Surgery is indicated when medical treatment fails. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), the procedure of ostiomeatal reconstruction, had become a popular surgical treatment for sinus diseases in the world. We collected 22 children with chronic sinusitis who received FESS between June, 1990 and September, 1991. The children's age ranged from 6 to 16 years. Postoperative follow-up was from 3 to 18 months. All patients tolerated the procedure well, and there were no major complications. Synechia between the middle turbinate and lateral nasal wall occurred in 47% children. Fair results were obtained in 86% patients. Well-trained functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a safe procedure and benefits in treatment of pediatric sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shiao
authors.forename: C Z
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*