Surgical treatment experience of different approaches in eight cases with parapharyngeal space foreign bodies / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To analyze the surgical treatment of parapharyngeal space foreign body and to discuss feasibility of Endoscopic transoral approach.@*METHOD@#Reviewing surgical treatment in eight cases of parapharyngeal space foreign body, nature and location of foreign body. surgical methods, and treatment results were analyzed.@*RESULT@#Eight patients' foreign bodies were all removed by surgical treatment, there were no postoperative infection. Three cases of foreign body were removed through laterocervical approaches, one removed through submandibular approach. In four cases the foreign body were removed through Endoscopy, two of them were transoral approach and the other two were taken out after antiotomy.@*CONCLUSION@#Different approaches should be taken in the surgery treatment of parapharyngeal space foreign body according to imaging positioning.

Diagnosis and treatment of the complex fracture of the maxillary and nasal bone / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the effect of surgical treatment for compound fracture of nasal bone and frontal process of maxilla with endoscopy and small local incision.@*METHOD@#Twenty-two cases with compound fracture of nasal bone and frontal process of maxilla were treated with surgery, and the postoperative effect were analysed.@*RESULT@#Twenty-two cases healed well.@*CONCLUSION@#CT scan and 3D reconstruction before operation can help the diagnosis. Corresponding incision and assisted endoscopy can make good surgical field and achieve surgical success. Rigid internal fixation is also the key for surgical success.