Welch Kevin C, Stankiewicz James A
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Magquire Building, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;43(3):565-78, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.02.021.
New instrumentation and techniques for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) are presently available that offer the potential of successfully treating recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis is a manner that minimizes operative times, sinus-mucosal trauma, and operative costs. This content describes current ESS techniques and quality-of-life outcomes, techniques for transnasal and transantral balloon catheter dilatation, and their outcomes. The authors address the changing medical climate that may open new avenues for surgeons to treat patients.
目前已有用于鼻内镜鼻窦手术（ESS）的新型器械和技术，它们有可能以尽量缩短手术时间、减少鼻窦黏膜创伤并降低手术成本的方式成功治疗顽固性慢性鼻-鼻窦炎。本文介绍了当前的ESS技术及生活质量改善情况、经鼻和经窦球囊导管扩张技术及其效果。作者探讨了可能为外科医生治疗患者开辟新途径的不断变化的医疗环境。
