title: [Diagnosis and treatment of sphenochoanal polyp (3 cases report)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of transnasal endoscope in the diagnosis and treatment of sphenochoanal polyp.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three cases of sphenochoanal polyp underwent transnasal endoscopic polypectomy and sinus surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients were free of nasal obstruction and headache after operation. There were no recurrence and complications in the average 12 months of follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic examination and CT scan are important in the diagnosis of sphenochoanal polyp. Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is the treatment of choice in the management sphenochoanal polyp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. chenfq@fmmu.edu.cn
authors.forename: Fuquan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yongshou
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery