[Rhinitis and maxillary sinuitis caseosa].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of surgical procedures on patients with rhinitis caseosa and maxillary sinusitis caseosa.


METHODS
The clinical analysis for 21 cases (24 sides) were reported in this paper, there were 6 rhinitis caseosa, 13 maxillary sinusitis caseosa, 5 rhinitis and sinusitis caseosa, all patients had caseation material in the nasal cavity or sinus cavity. All patients were treated successfully by surgery, transmaxillary sinus microsurgery and the middle meatal antrostomy were performed for 12 cases.


RESULTS
21 cases who were followed-up 3-5 years after surgery were disappearance for symptoms, and did not recurring.


CONCLUSIONS
The key of surgery is to allow free drainage for sinus ostium.
Ye
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Fourth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200081.
Cao
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*