title: Exclusively endoscopic surgery for juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the indications of nasal endoscopic surgery for treating juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA).
  
  
  METHODS
  Chart review.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients underwent nasal endoscopic surgery exclusively to resect JNA from January 2001 to June 2004. According to the classification of Andrews et al, eight patients were stage I and four patients were stage II.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The follow-up was between five and 42 months, and no patient has shown a residual tumor or recurrence to date.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In JNA stages I and II, the endoscopic approach was effective without preoperative arterial embolization. There were no residual tumors or recurrence in this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It seems to be appropriate to reevaluate the surgical limits of endoscopic surgery for resecting JNA.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Santa Izabel Hospital, Santa Casa de Misericórdia da Bahia - Hospital Santa Izabel, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. nilvano@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Nilvano A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Mônica de Oliveira
authors.initials: Mde O
authors.lastname: Nóbrega
authors.forename: José Estelita P
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Tâmara Ferraro A P
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Eriko S A
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Vinhaes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018322:Angiofibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome