[The clinical analysis of three approaches of operation for treating non-invasive maxillary sinuses mycosis].
OBJECTIVE
The clinical effects of three different approaches were retrospectively analysed in the treatment of non-invasive paranasal sinuses mycosis.


METHODS
Thirty-two cases between January, 1999 to December, 2003 with non-invasive paranasal sinuses were operated by using nasal endoscope in different approaches, such as two pathway of in-nose and out-nose,two pathway of middle and inferior meatus, and single pathway of middle meatus. The clinical effects were analysed.


RESULTS
The three different approaches were adopted according to different nasal cavity structure and good effects were got.


CONCLUSIONS
No matter which operation styles is adopted, the final aim is to drainage and to ventilate the sinuses, to clean the pathological lesion and to make the wound as slight as possible.
Jia
Xiuhua
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Seventh People's Hospital, Shanghai, 200137, China. jxhdoc@yahoo.com.cn
Shen
Xiaohua
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome