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Functional endonasal sinus surgery (FESS) in the pediatric age group
Author(s) -
Gross Charles W.,
Gurucharri Michael J.,
Lazar Rande H.,
Long Thomas E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198903000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , surgery , sinus (botany) , sinusitis , endoscopy , chronic sinusitis , endoscopic sinus surgery , paranasal sinuses , botany , biology , genus
Functional endonnsal sinus surgery has become a popular mode of surgical treatment for sinus disease in the United States. The literature has primarily addressed its use in the adult population. We present our series of 57 children who underwent functional endonasal sinus surgery. The children ranged in age from 3 to 15 years. Follow‐up was from 3 to 13 months. Fifty‐four of the patients were treated for chronic or recurrent sinus infections. Three patients were treated for complications of acute sinusitis. All patients tolerated the procedure well, and there were no major complications. We conclude that functional endonasal sinus surgery is a safe procedure in the pediatric age group. Although postoperative follow‐up in the series was very short, early results appear encouraging. The technical approach is similar to that used in the adult procedure. The pediatric procedure, however, requires a follow‐up nasal endoscopy under general anesthesia to achieve optimal results.