OUR EXPERIENCE IN TREATING SINUSITIS IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH

The experiences in treating sinusitis in 30 children and young men arepresented. The patients' age was within the range from 7 to 18. There were 16 boysand 14 girls. Ali the patients were examined in the clinic approach, that is, by the frontrhinoscopiy; the laboratory analyses were done as well as the biogram and the antibiogramof the nose beside x-raying of the paranasal cavities in the oxyphytomentalposition and sinusoscopy. The ophtalmological and the pediatrie examinations werealso carried out. Nine patients underwent the maxillary sinus trephination accordingto Caldwell-Luc; two patients underwent external ethmoidectomy while one patientunderwent the frontal sinus trephination according to Ruttemburg as well asendonasal back ethmoidectomy. The conservative treatment was given to 18 patients.A surgical intervention was done on 12 patients. Ali the patients were successfullytreated.