[Isolated sphenoid sinus disease (an analysis of 18 cases)].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the diagnosis and reasonable treatment for the disease of isolated sphenoid sinus.


METHODS
Eighteen cases with disease of isolated sphenoid sinus who undergone endoscopic sinus surgery were studied.


RESULTS
Fifteen cases with sphenoid sinusitis(including 2 cases with acute inflammation, 3 cases with chronic inflammation, 8 cases with cyst, 2 cases with mycosis), 3 cases with malignant tumor. 18 cases were cured by nasal endoscopy surgery without complication.


CONCLUSIONS
Headache is the optima to occurrence of manifestation in patients with isolated sphenoid sinus disease. Besides, there are other symptoms including the lesion of eyesight, bloody nasal discharge and cranial nerve paralysis. CT scan, MRI and nasal endoscopy provide effective method for its diagnosis. In a word, nasal endoscopy surgery is a safe and convenient for the disease of isolated sphenoid sinus.
Kong
Yonggang
Y
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060.
Tao
Zezhang
Z
Sheng
Jianfei
J
Wu
Yuzhen
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed