title: [Transnasal endoscopic sinus surgery for diseases in the ethmoid-sphenoid area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the proprieties of diseases in the ethmoid-sphenoid area and improve the effects of treatment and diagnose of these kinds of diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  51 cases of diseases in the ethmoid-sphenoid areas,who had undergone transnasal endoscopic sinus surgery, were investigated. Among them, 41 cases of diseases in the ethmoid-sphenoid area involved at the same time were undergone surgery by ethmoid approach, 10 cases with isolated sphenoid diseases were done via nasal cavity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-eight cases did not develop serious complications after surgical treatments, and 3 cases recurrence during the follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diseases in the ethmoid-sphenoid area readily ignored because there are few specific early-stage symptoms. Computer-tomographer scan is helpful to the diagnose and introductive to the procedure of surgery. Transnasal endoscopic sinus surgery can make patients suffer less, and leaves no scar in the face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College,Bengbu 233004.
authors.forename: Jihong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*