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[Diagnosis and treatment of sphenochoanal polyp (3 cases report)]
Fuquan Chen1, Jianhua Qiu, Li Qiao
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, China. chenfq@fmmu.edu.cn
Objective:
To investigate the role of transnasal endoscope in the diagnosis and treatment of sphenochoanal polyp.
Method:
Three cases of sphenochoanal polyp underwent transnasal endoscopic polypectomy and sinus surgery.
Result:
The patients were free of nasal obstruction and headache after operation. There were no recurrence and complications in the average 12 months of follow-up period.
Conclusion:
Endoscopic examination and CT scan are important in the diagnosis of sphenochoanal polyp. Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is the treatment of choice in the management sphenochoanal polyp.