title: Endoscopic removal of juvenile angiofibromas.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Angiofibromas have traditionally been removed through open procedures. All tumors in this consecutive series of patients were removed endoscopically.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tertiary care hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven consecutive patients presenting with an angiofibroma between 1994 and 2000 were included in the study. Tumor size varied with 1 stage 1, 2 stage IIa, 3 stage IIb, and 1 stage IIC according to the Radkowski et al classification. The surgical technique is presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After an average of 3.75 years (SD, 1.9 years), there have been no tumor recurrences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic removal of angiofibromas in the nasal cavity, with extension into the sinuses and pterygopalatine fossa and with limited extension into the infratemporal fossa, can be removed endoscopically with a good success rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Adelaide University, Australia. peterj.wormald@adelaide.edu.au
authors.forename: Peter John
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Wormald
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Hasselt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography