Open AccessEffectiveness of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Surgical Management of Ethmoid Polyps
Author(s) -
Kumari Radha M. N,
Anju Unnikrishnan,
N Manju
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of international medical and dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-2822
pISSN - 2395-2814
DOI - 10.53339/aimdr.2022.8.1.6
Subject(s) - medicine , anosmia , ethmoidectomy , functional endoscopic sinus surgery , surgery , rhinorrhea , meatus , ethmoid bone , otorhinolaryngology , ethmoid sinus , paranasal sinuses , frontal sinus , nasal polyps , cribriform plate , sinus (botany) , sinusitis , nasal cavity , maxillary sinus , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , botany , genus , biology
Background: Aim: To assess efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery in surgical management of ethmoid polyps.Methods:One hundred twelve adult patients age ranged 18- 38 years of either gender with ethmoid polyps underwent FESS under general anesthesia. The extent of surgery was decided based on the findings in pre-operative CT scan of paranasal sinuses. Anterior ethmoidectomy, posterior ethmoidectomy, middle meatus antrostomy and clearance of frontal recess were performed in all the patients. Five functional criteria were evaluated as nasalobstruction , anosmia, rhinorrhea, post nasal drip, head ache and facial pain.Results:Pre- operative nasal obstruction percentage was 3.42 and post- operative ercentage was 2.10, Anosmia percentage was 2.14 and 1.15, Rhinorrhea percentage was 3.56 and 2.08 and ocular problem in 1 and synechia in 4 cases.Conclusions:Functional endoscopic sinus surgery found to be effective in management of ethmoid polyps and hence can be the treatment of choice.