title: [Treatment of fibrous dysplasia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The fibrous dysplasia is a rare disease of bone metabolism. Most common on the extremities, its appearance at the skull base is rare but of importance in clinical otorhinolaryngology. The patients suffer from problems such as cosmetical limitation, recurrent pain and in later phases from functional losses which result from bone dysplasia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Based on the experiences of these cases and the study of the current literature we would like to suggest a stage dependent therapy concept that includes conservativ options as well as surgical methods which are divided into curative and palliative surgical treatments.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Department of Otorhinolaryngology in Bochum has been involved in the therapy of eight patients suffering from fibrous dysplasia which have been treated and examined from six to twenty years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment in fibrous dysplasia can be efficient in increasing quality of life. A complete healing is rare and not the main target of treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The staged therapy of fibrous dysplasia consists of conservative and surgical treatment and the combination of both. The decision for an individual therapy concept might be difficult and often requires close interdisciplinary cooperation.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, andre.gurr@rub.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ebsen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blanke
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dazert
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D019291:Skull Base; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed