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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis With Nasal Polyposis
Author(s) -
RoweJones Julian M.,
Mackay Ian S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/00005537-199612000-00019
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , rhinorrhea , sinus (botany) , chronic rhinosinusitis , endoscopic sinus surgery , endoscopy , paranasal sinus diseases , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , sinusitis , paranasal sinuses , botany , biology , genus
We have performed endoscopic sinus surgery on 46 patients with chronic, polypoid rhinosinusitis since 1989. Follow‐up ranged from 1 month to 6 years(mean, 28.2 months). Overall, our patients had a 50% chance either of their symptoms returning to preoperative severity or of undergoing a second endoscopic sinus procedure, by 18 to 24 months of postoperative follow‐up. Patients with predominantly infective symptoms of mucopurulent rhinorrhea and pain had a significantly better outcome than those with predominantly nasal blockage. The chance of the former group of patients suffering symptom deterioration back to the preoperative state or undergoing a second endoscopic sinus operation was 37% of that of the latter group. The extent of disease on computed tomography scan had no relation to outcome.