title: [Intranasal endoscopic ethmoidectomy and the analysis of curative effect].
abstract: Forty cases of intranasal endoscopic ethmoidectomy were analyzed. In this series, 28 males and 12 females were included. Hard endoscopes with diameter of 4 mm, visual angle 30 and 70 were used. All patients were followed-up for 3 to 12 months. The surgical results were that twenty percent of patients were completely relieved of symptoms, 10% symptom-free with additional therapy, 40% improved without additional therapy, 20% improved with additional therapy, 10% no improvement and the total effective rate was 90%. No operative complications happened. Some factors affecting operative effects were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015521:Ethmoid Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods