[Intranasal endoscopic ethmoidectomy and the analysis of curative effect]

Forty cases of intranasal endoscopic ethmoidectomy were analyzed. In this series, 28 males and 12 females were included. Hard endoscopes with diameter of 4 mm, visual angle 30 and 70 were used. All patients were followed-up for 3 to 12 months. The surgical results were that twenty percent of patients were completely relieved of symptoms, 10% symptom-free with additional therapy, 40% improved without additional therapy, 20% improved with additional therapy, 10% no improvement and the total effective rate was 90%. No operative complications happened. Some factors affecting operative effects were discussed.