What should be noticed after sphenoid sinus surgery

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Nose disease is easy to cause poor breathing, serious diseases will appear difficult to cure. Sphenoid sinus disease need to pay attention to, to go to the hospital for specific examination. Now let's talk about what we should pay attention to after sphenoid sinus surgery.

What should be noticed after sphenoid sinus surgery

First, sphenoid sinus disease is not uncommon. The inflammation of sphenoid sinus often coexists with the inflammation of posterior ethmoid sinus. Sphenoid sinus cyst and sphenoid sinus mycosis were also found. Early sphenoid sinus disease has no characteristic clinical manifestations. Due to the progress of diagnostic radiology, especially after the application of CT and MR in clinic, more and more sphenoid sinus diseases have been found. Surgical treatment is the main treatment for sphenoid sinus diseases.

Second: trim the nasal hair and drop astringent into the nasal cavity to improve the ventilation and drainage of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Preoperative routine X-ray examination, CT examination to understand the scope of the lesion and the relationship with the surrounding tissue. Nasal surface anesthesia, surface anesthesia to reach the area above the olfactory groove. It was supplemented with basic anesthesia. There are three surgical approaches: external approach, intranasal approach and nasal septum approach.

Third: the sphenoid sinus is deep and difficult to locate. Use a probe to place it at an angle of 30 ° with the base of the nose, extending from the anterior nostril to the upper part of the back, which is equivalent to the middle part of the anterior wall of the sphenoid sinus. The anterior wall of sphenoid sinus is located at the upper end of middle turbinate or 1-1.5cm above the posterior nostril. If the posterior end of the middle turbinate is hypertrophic or there is polyp in the nasal apex, the operation should be performed again.

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The curative effect of sphenoid sinus surgery is obvious, but it is possible to relapse. After the operation, you should pay attention to check your nose. If there are recurrence symptoms or other symptoms, you should go to the hospital in time to check and cure the disease in time.