Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994; 5(2):237-244

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1994.5.2.237

원저

소아 만성 부비동염의 상악동 집중 세척 치료의 효과

오정용¹, 조재민¹, 신동일¹, 김재홍¹, 박경준¹, 조진규¹

Effect of Frequent Maxillary Antral Lavage on Chronic Paranasal Sinusitis in Children

Jeong Yong Oh¹, Jae Min Cho¹, Dong II Shin¹, Jae Hong Kim¹, Kyung Jun Park¹, Chin Cku Cho¹

¹서울 을지병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Seoul Eulji General Hospital

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Authors treated with frequent antral lavage on chronic paranasal sinusitis in 27(45 sides) children, ranged from age 4 to age 11 at Seoul Eulgi General Hospital from Jun. 1992 to Jan. 1994.

The results obtained were as follows;

Amount of discharge of the maxillary sinus at post-treatment was reduced significantly compared with that at pre-treatment.
Partial or complete occulusion of ostium of the maxillary sinus was able to gain much relief after the treatment.
It was found that amount of discharge of maxillary sinus was greatly depend upon state of state of the maxillary ostium.
The opacity of the maxillary sinus on X-ray finding was also improved significantly after the treatment.

Keywords: Pediatric sinusitis; Puncture and irrigation