Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J Nikol.
We report on a female patient who is now 56 years of age suffering from bronchiectasis disease. Due to the bronchopleural fistula in the middle lobe we decided to perform an operation despite left-sided bronchiectases and in spite of the obstructive airways disease.
A total of 118 detailed questionnaires sent out to patients 3-5 years after endoscopic endonasal maxillary sinus surgery were evaluated. Forty-four patients (37.3%) were re-examined endoscopically. The procedure involves no complications, and 87% of the patients judged the endoscopic treatment of chronic maxillary sinusitis to have been successful. Supraturbinal antral windows remained patent, and a higher percentage were functionally intact compared with infraturbinal ones. The mucociliary pathways of the maxillary sinus via the antral window were restored postoperatively.