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[Microcirculation evaluation of the maxillary sinus mucosa in patients with chronic sinusitis]
Yanzhong Li1, Ming feng Yang, Zhensheng Fang
1The State Otolaryngology Institute of P R China Shandong University, Jinan.
Objective:
To evaluate the microcirculation change in the maxillary sinus mucosa of patients with chronic sinusitis.
Method:
The microcirculation blood flow in the maxillary sinus mucosa of 20 patients with chronic sinusitis and 10 healthy controls was evaluated by means of nasal endoscopy-guided laser Doppler flowmetry.
Result:
The microcirculation blood flow were significantly reduced in the maxillary sinus mucosa of patients with chronic sinusitis (including type I and type II) compared with healthy controls(P<0.05, P<0.01). There were no significantly difference between the two types of chronic sinusitis.
Conclusion:
The microcirculation blood flow were reduced in the maxillary sinus mucosa of patients with chronic sinusitis.
