title: [Management of middle turbinates in endoscopic sinus surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship between the partial middle turbinectomy and the prognosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients with nasal polyp and sinusitis were chosen. The partially middle turbinate was removed on one side and preserved on the opposite side. The time of postoperative debridement for nasal cavity, synechia of nasal cavity, and olfactory changes were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The time of postoperative debridement of nasal cavity in patients with partial endonasal middle turbinectomy was shorter than those with preservation of middle turbinate (P < 0.01). There was no synechia in cases with partial middle turbinectomy and 12 cases of synechia in cases with preservation of middle turbinate. There was not difference about olfactory change in both sides.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The partial middle turbinectomy in the endoscopic sinus surgery may be good for the prognosis of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang 330006.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D013507:Endocrine Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery*