Nasal endoscopic surgery refers to the technique of operating on the nasal cavity, sinuses, nasal eyes, and skull base region through a nasal approach with the application of a nasal endoscope and its special surgical instruments supported by an optical system and a surveillance system. This technology was established in the early 1970s. Although China’s nasal endoscopy technology started later than that of developed countries in Europe and the United States, it has developed rapidly. China began to establish nasal endoscopic diagnostic techniques in the early 1980s, carried out nasal endoscopic nasal-sinus surgery in the 1990s, and extended the application of this technique to the nasal skull base, nasal orbit and nasopharynx regions in the mid-1990s. Certain diseases in the region do not require the use of cranial or facial incisions. Currently nasal endoscopy has become an important technique in the nasal surgery system.
Patients undergoing nasal endoscopic surgery should be noted during hospital treatment: 1. A thorough physical examination and emphasis on communication with the patient.
2. Determine the scope of surgery and anesthesia according to the patient’s specific situation (especially CT imaging data).
3.The stuffed gauze is withdrawn after 24 to 48 hours after surgery. Starting from the 4th day, the nasal cavity is contracted once a day and the nasal cavity and the blood clots and secretions in the surgical cavity must be removed, the nasal cavity is washed with saline and the nasal spray is performed with hormones.
4.Postoperative hospitalization is usually 7-8 days, and a thorough nasal and surgical cavity cleaning and rinsing should be performed under endoscopy before discharge.