title: [Intranasal endoscopic treatment of chronic sinusitis in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the curative effect of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and the factors associated with surgery effect for treating children with chronic sinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-one children with a median age of 10 years (range 5-14 years) who suffered from chronic sinusitis or/and nasal polyps and were operated via ESS from May 1996 to January 1999 were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  According to the therapeutic evaluation standard (ESS-1997, Haikou), twelve cases (38.7%) were completely cured, fifteen cases (48.4%) were improved and four children (12.9%) showed no change with a general effective rate of 87.1% without any severe operative complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggested ESS is a safe and effective method in the treatment of children with chronic sinusitis or/and nasal polyps. Furthermore, meticulous postoperative endoscopic care and medication are also important for securing optimal long-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510630.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*