[Treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis by Nd:YAG laser under nasal endoscope].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the curative effect of the treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis with Nd:YAG laser under nasal endoscope.


METHODS
Fifty-seven patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis were treated with Nd:YAG laser operation under nasal endoscope at our outpatient clinic. Some factors affecting operation effect were discussed.


RESULTS
In all patients, 10 cases (17.5%) were cured, 16 cases (28.1%) significantly improved, 28 cases (49.1%) improved, 3 cases (5.3%) unimproved and the total effective rate was 94.7%. No complication happened.


CONCLUSIONS
Compared with the partial middle or inferior turbinectomy and YAG laser surgery without nasal endoscope. This technique has several advantages such as less damage, less hemorrhage, clear and clean operation field, easy to operate and so on.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Second Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan 430014.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D019723:Endoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000601:surgery*