title: [Is there a role for functional sinus surgery in children?].
abstract: This retrospective study is based on 16 children operated for Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery (FESS) in the ENT division of the La Chaux-de-Fonds Hospital. We discuss pathologies predisposing to chronic sinusitis, their medical and surgical treatment. Finally the results of Functional Endonasal Sinus Surgery in this study is compared to the findings in other studies in the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et chirurgie cervico-faciale.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leuba
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Friedrich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015984:Causality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Y a-t-il une place pour la chirurgie fonctionnelle sinusale chez l'enfant?