Open AccessCase-control study of endoscopic polypectomy in clinic (EPIC) versus endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps
Author(s) -
Shaun Kilty,
Andrea Lasso,
Leandra Mfuna-Endam,
Martin Desrosiers
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhin17.115
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal polyps , polypectomy , quality of life (healthcare) , epic , chronic rhinosinusitis , endoscopy , surgery , logistic regression , observational study , outpatient clinic , endoscopic sinus surgery , cancer , art , colorectal cancer , nursing , colonoscopy , literature
Endoscopic Polypectomy In Clinic (EPIC) is a recently described deescalated form of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) performed in the outpatient clinic for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps (CRSwNP). The quality of life benefit of EPIC in comparison to ESS is not known. The purpose of this study was to determine if the disease specific quality of life measured with the SNOT-22 attained with EPIC is similar to that attained with ESS for patients with CRSwNP.