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[Effect of postoperative treatment on endoscopic sinus surgery]
1Department of Otolaryngology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100083.
Objective:
To investigate the effect of postoperative treatment on endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and to discover the best way of care.
Method:
We checked 54 patients who had undergone ESS and been followed-up.
Result:
7 cases (13.0%) were found with recurrent nasal polyps; 8 cases (14.8%) with recurrent sinusitis; 7 cases (13.0%) with adhesion and 10 cases (18.5%) with incomplete epithelialization.
Conclusion:
A suitable postoperative treatment and reasonable regular following-up by endoscopy is one of the important segment for securing optimal long-term result.
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