Centro de Otorrinolaringologia e Fonoaudiologia de São Paulo, Hospital Prof. Edmundo Vasconcelos, Brazil.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Sep-Oct;76(5):588-95. doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000500009.
Balloon sinuplasty has been the object of recent discussions and papers. It is believed that the use of these tools can bring benefits, when compared with traditional endoscopic sinus surgery. Although there already are papers on the efficacy of this new instrument in the literature, there is no study in our country with a series of cases and follow-up of patients undergoing sinuplasty. Our study aims to review the information of 10 patients who underwent balloon sinuplasty, alone or in combination, discussing the indications, complementary therapy and follow up evaluation.
retrospective study.
Of 10 patients, 6 were males and 4 females. Their ages ranged from 7 to 58 years. All patients had chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps, of which 8 are associated with allergic disease. 3 patients underwent sinuplasty only, and 7 had other procedures done during the same procedure. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 7 months. Of the 10 patients, 9 showed symptoms improvement in imaging studies.
sinuplasty was successfully performed in all patients, without major technical difficulties or complications. This instrument can become an alternative surgical treatment for some groups of patients.
球囊扩张术是最近讨论和研究的对象。与传统的鼻窦内窥镜手术相比，人们认为这些工具的使用可以带来益处。尽管文献中已经有关于这种新仪器疗效的论文，但在我国还没有对接受鼻窦球囊扩张术的一系列病例和患者进行随访的研究。我们的研究旨在回顾 10 名接受球囊扩张术的患者的信息，单独或联合使用，讨论适应证、辅助治疗和随访评估。
回顾性研究。
10 例患者中，男 6 例，女 4 例。年龄 7-58 岁。所有患者均为慢性鼻-鼻窦炎，无鼻息肉，其中 8 例与过敏疾病相关。3 例仅行鼻窦球囊扩张术，7 例在同一手术中同时行其他手术。随访时间 2-7 个月。10 例患者中，9 例影像学检查显示症状改善。
所有患者均成功完成鼻窦球囊扩张术，无重大技术困难或并发症。该仪器可以成为某些患者群体的替代手术治疗方法。
