Note when having headache, stuffy nose, taking medicine for many months without relief

On January 10, news from Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital said that the hospital's doctors had just performed surgery to remove the entire right ethmoid tumor, measuring 2x3 cm, from a 70-year-old patient.

Previously, Mrs. NTL (70 years old, living in Dam Doi District, Ca Mau) was hospitalized with headaches and stuffy nose. She took medicine for many months but it did not improve. The patient had a history of goiter and lipid disorders.

Lưu ý khi bị đau đầu, nghẹt mũi, uống thuốc nhiều tháng không giảm- Ảnh 1. — NTL patient treated at Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital

After examination and paraclinical tests, the doctor diagnosed the patient with a right-sided killian polyp, accompanied by chronic pansinusitis. After consultation, the patient was scheduled for surgery.

Doctor Nguyen Hong Tru, Head of the ENT Clinic, Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital, said that Mr. L's case was not diagnosed and detected early, leading to headaches and nasal congestion lasting for many months.

The doctor performed endoscopic surgery to remove a right nasal killian polyp, removing a 2x3 cm tumor. The patient's health is currently stable, no more headaches, nasal congestion, the surgical wound is dry and good.

According to Dr. Tru, killan polyps (also known as posterior nasal polyps) are benign tumors that form due to damage to the mucous epithelium in the maxillary sinus. They grow larger and larger and enter the nasal cavity through the maxillary sinus opening, towards the posterior nostril. They grow larger and larger to the point of completely covering the posterior nostril.

Endoscopic surgery to remove killian polyps is a relatively simple surgery. Thanh Vu Medic Bac Lieu General Hospital has been performing this technique, helping patients to be treated right at the provincial level, without having to be transferred to the central level, saving time and costs for patients.

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