Title: Application of endoscopic treatment in the surgery of disease involving sinus and skull base
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the value of endoscopic surgery of disease involving sinus and skull base. Methods We summarized retrospectively 98 cases of endoscopic surgery of disease involving sinus and skull base in which there were 12 cases of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea, 44 cases of pituitary adenomas, 1 case of plasmacytoma, 1 case of cylindroma, 9 cases of inverted papilloma, 1 case of large osteoma in the anterior skull base, 2 cases of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, 2 cases of large sphenoethmoidal cyst involving cranum, 21 cases of isolated sphenoid lesions, 5 cases of optic canal fracture. Results All the cerebrospinal rhinorrhea were mended successfully. 35 of 44 pituitary adenomas had good results, 9 of 44 cases effective, and no invalid. The large osteoma and the plasmacytoma, 1 case of cylindroma, 9 cases of inverted papilloma were all excised successfully, and no recurrence for 2-years follow-up. There were no recurrence of the nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and the large sphenoethmoidal cyst for 2-years follow-up. The main symptoms of the isolated sphenoid disease had disappeared after surgery. 4 of 5 cases of optic canal fracture had better visual to 0.2-0.7; one case had no obvious change. Conclusion Endoscopic surgery was a safe, effective method for the lesions invoving the skull base.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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