[Endoscopic transnasal approach in surgical treatment of ethmoid sphenoid diseases].
OBJECTIVE
To study the surgical experience of endoscopic sinus surgery for the patients with sphenoid sinus disease.


METHODS
Twenty-one patients of sphenoid sinus diseases were treated with endoscopy by nasal cavity and sphenoid sinus.


RESULTS
During 3 months to four years following up, 20 patients were free from disease postoperatively, 1 patient underwent reoperation because of recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Nasal endoscope provide the clear visual field, and operation under nasal endoscope could less pain and minimize injury to normal tissue. Transnasal-sphenoidal endoscopic sinus surgery under local anesthesia seems to be a safe and valuable way.
Wan
Baoluo
B
Department of Otolaryngology, People's Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450003, China.
Ma
Wenxin
W
Zhang
Wenqi
W
Shi
Baoxuan
B
Wang
Guangke
G
Ma
Hao
H
Xie
Weimin
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*