[Intranasal endoscopic treatment of chronic sinusitis in children].
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.
Yang
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Department of Otolaryngology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510630.
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Yuan
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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*