title: [Application of frontal sinus optical probe in endoscopic frontal sinus surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the application of frontal sinus optical probe in endoscopic frontal sinus surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 58 adult patients (86 sides) suffering from chronic frontal sinusitis were analyzed retrospectively. The patients received endoscopic frontal sinus surgery with frontal sinus optical probe because of difficulty in confirming ostia under endoscope. All cases were followed up post operation to evaluate the efficacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The ostia of frontal sinus were successfully opened with this method in all cases, and no serious intracranial or orbital complication occurred. After 6 to 18 months follow-up postoperatively, the symptoms vanished in 51 cases and improved in 7 cases and none of all recurred. The endoscopic examinations showed well opening of frontal sinus ostia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Localization of frontal ostium with frontal sinus optical probe is a simple, convenient, safe and effective accessorial method for revision endoscopic frontal sinus surgery.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Honghui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ruimin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shaoqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies