Abstract:

Objective   To explore the diagnosis and transnasal endoscopic surgical treatment of congenital nasal mass of infants. Methods   Clinical data including CT and MRI imaging of 12  infants with congenital nasal mass were retrospectively analyzed. Results   3 cases of meningocephaloceles, 1 glioma, 3 hamartoma, 1 teratoma and 3 hemagioma were diagnosed and removed under transnasal endoscopic approaches, and 1 case of rhabdomyosarcoma was diagnosed   only following chemical treatment. Conclusion   CT and MRI imaging both are helpful in characterizing the nasal mass and potential skull base defects. The transnasal endoscopic technique is helpful in completely removing the nasal masses in most cases and promptly repairing the skull base defects along with precise visualization and minimally invasiveness.

Key words: Nasal mass, congenital, Infants, Endoscopic surgical procedures, operative