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[Exploring of surgery solution for chronic sinusitis treatment and application of partial middle turbinectomy]
1Department of Otolaryngology, Minhang Central Hospital, Ruijin Hospital Group, SSMU, Shanghai 201100.
Objective:
To explore the effective surgery solution for chronic sinusitis treatments and the effect of partial middle turbinectomy which excise the head of middle turbinate in treating chronic sinusitis.
Method:
The chronic sinusitis patients were divided into three groups due to its cause and its specific ill state, each group was treated with suitable surgery solution.
Result:
Thirty-nine were cured and 4 improved of 43 sides in the first group. 69 were cured, 10 improved and 2 ineffective in 81 sides for the second group. 17 were cured, 9 improved and 5 ineffective in 31 sides for the third group. The collective statistics showed that 80.6% were cured and the total effective rate were 95.5%.
Conclusion:
Different surgery solutions can be chosen in the treatment of chronic sinusitis based on its cause and its specific ill state, and partial middle turbinectomy have important effect.
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