[Rhinitis and maxillary sinuitis caseosa].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the effect of surgical procedures on patients with rhinitis caseosa and maxillary sinusitis caseosa.

METHOD: The clinical analysis for 21 cases (24 sides) were reported in this paper, there were 6 rhinitis caseosa, 13 maxillary sinusitis caseosa, 5 rhinitis and sinusitis caseosa, all patients had caseation material in the nasal cavity or sinus cavity. All patients were treated successfully by surgery, transmaxillary sinus microsurgery and the middle meatal antrostomy were performed for 12 cases.

RESULT: 21 cases who were followed-up 3-5 years after surgery were disappearance for symptoms, and did not recurring.

CONCLUSION

The key of surgery is to allow free drainage for sinus ostium.