title: [The effect of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of aspergillosis of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of aspergillosis of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty four patients with non-allergic fungal sinusitis were included in this study. There were 25 males and 29 females, ranging in age from 26 to 77. All patients were diagnosed and treated with endoscopic technique. Accordingly, the typical clinical symptoms and endoscopic findings were summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were cured and no one has a recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic technique can decrease the damage of the operation and shorten the time of diagnosis and treatment, and can reduce the recurrence of this disease. Endoscopic technique is an ideal way of the treatment of aspergillosis of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 100037.
authors.forename: Houen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Hongguang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jianjun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery