[Diagnosis and treatment of sphenochoanal polyp (3 cases report)].
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.
Chen
Fuquan
F
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. chenfq@fmmu.edu.cn
Qiu
Jianhua
J
Qiao
Li
L
Huang
Hua
H
Liu
Yongshou
Y
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