2002•Medical Journal of National Defending Forces in Northwest ChinaRequires access

Clinical analysis on 1 500 cases after endoscopic surgery on the nose and paranasal sinus

Hua Huang

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Objective:To evaluate the curative effects of endoscopic sinus surgery.Methods:1 500 cases with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps undergone endoscopic sinus operation from 1997 to 1999 were appraised with the standard criteria.Results:The results showed that the cure rate was 96.6% for type Ⅰ,82.3% for type Ⅱ and 70.1% for type Ⅲ.There was significant difference in cure rate among different types(P0.01).Conclusion:The operation is efficacious and safe in the treatment of nasal polyps and chronic sinusitis.The cure result is directly related to the type of the disease.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Nasal polyps, Endoscopic sinus surgery, Chronic sinusitis, Cure rate, Sinusitis, Surgery, Sinus (botany)