[Treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis by Nd:YAG laser under nasal endoscope].
摘要
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the curative effect of the treatment of chronic hypertrophic rhinitis with Nd:YAG laser under nasal endoscope. METHOD: Fifty-seven patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis were treated with Nd:YAG laser operation under nasal endoscope at our outpatient clinic. Some factors affecting operation effect were discussed. RESULT: In all patients, 10 cases (17.5%) were cured, 16 cases (28.1%) significantly improved, 28 cases (49.1%) improved, 3 cases (5.3%) unimproved and the total effective rate was 94.7%. No complication happened. CONCLUSION: Compared with the partial middle or inferior turbinectomy and YAG laser surgery without nasal endoscope. This technique has several advantages such as less damage, less hemorrhage, clear and clean operation field, easy to operate and so on.