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[Treatment of patients with chronic sinusitis by endoscopic and Caldwell-Luc approaches].

Tang Xh, Wang Lh, Shi Jb

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of surgical procedures on patients with chronic sinusitis. METHOD: 104 patients with chronic sinusitis were treated by endoscopic and Caldwell-Luc's approaches. The lesions were cleared away completely. RESULT: The clinical cure rate was 96.1% after 6-12 months (average 9 months) follow up. CONCLUSION: It suggests that patients with severe maxillary sinus diseases might be cured by endoscopic and Caldwell-Luc's procedure.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Chronic sinusitis, Clearance, Sinusitis, Cure rate, Surgery, Sinus (botany), Maxillary sinus