title: [The effect of partial middle turbinectomy upon the frontal sinus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of partial middle turbinectomy under endoscopy upon the frontal sinus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of 87 patients undergone endoscopic sinus surgery was made.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 55 sinusitis patients (no frontal sinus) suffered Fess, 29 cases had partial middle turbinectomy and 7 cases were found postoperative frontal sinusitis. In other 26 cases without partial middle turbinectomy, 5 cases were found frontal sinusitis. No significant difference between two groups was found (P > 0.05). In 32 nonsinutis patients no postoperative frontal sisusitis was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The partial middle turbinectomy has no effect on the incidence of frontal sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, 4th Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery*