Abstract:ObjectiveTo explore the surgical indication, method and postoperative curative effect of the expanding bilateral sphenoid sinus plasty in the treatment of refractory sphenoid sinusitis.Methods6 patients suffering from refractory sphenoid sinusitis received expanding bilateral sphenoid sinus plasty and were followed up to observe the curative effect.ResultsSymptoms including headache and head fullness were relieved after operation in all the 6 cases. No complications such as arterial nasal bleeding and perforation of nasal septum occurred. Good epithelization was achieved in all the patients with an average epithelization time of 8.4 weeks.ConclusionWith good curative effect, the expanding bilateral sphenoid sinus plasty is a procedure worthy of promotion in the treatment of refractory sphenoid sinusitis.
