中文摘要：

经鼻内镜鼻腔、鼻窦手术从发展到普及已有40多年的时间~〔1〕,如今,随着鼻内镜手术器械的改进、相关新技术如机器人辅助技术~〔2〕、影像导航技术~〔3〕等的研发与开展,鼻内镜手术得以不断成熟和发展,手术适应证不断扩宽,暴露范围不断扩展。目前,头颅中线区上至额窦、下至第一颈椎的区域都能在鼻内镜下暴露~〔4〕。

英文摘要：

As an important landmark,the posterolateral wall of maxillary sinus can help to locate numbers of significant signs such as maxillary artery and its branches,maxillary nerve and infraorbital nerve,infratemporal fossa and pterygopalatine fossa etc.in the endoscopic surgery for paranasal sinuses and lateral skull base.This article reviewed related researches about the anatomy and endoscopic surgery of posterolateral wall of maxillary sinus.