title: [Operation of chronic sphenoid sinusitis with endoscopic sinus surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the method and treatment effect of endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic sphenoid sinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty cases, 84 sides of chronic sphenoid sinusitis patients were treated with endoscopic sinus surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the follow-up of 6-12 months, 61 sides (72.62%) were cured; 13 sides (15.48%) were mended; 10 sides (11.90%) were ineffective; 74 sides were effective, the effectiveness rate were 88.10%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment with endoscopic sinus surgery is a safe, effective method with little pain for chronic sphenoid sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngdogy-Head and Neck Surgery, Pepole's Hospital of Changzhi, Changzhin 046000, China. czlj666999@sohu.com
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Haifang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015524:Sphenoid Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult