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Rhinosinusitis surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is reserved for cases of chronic rhinosinusitis that do not respond to medical therapy.
Surgery
Surgery
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is reserved for cases of chronic rhinosinusitis that do not respond to medical therapy. The efficacy of of surgery in managing rhinosinusitis is not well-established. However, patients with chronic rhinosinusitis associated with nasal polyposis reported symptomatic relief of obstruction and anosmia/hyposmia following surgery.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Bunzen DL, Campos A, Leão FS, Morais A, Sperandio F, Caldas Neto S (2006). “Efficacy of functional endoscopic sinus surgery for symptoms in chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyposis”. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 72 (2): 242–6. PMID 16951859.
- ↑ Sharma R, Lakhani R, Rimmer J, Hopkins C (2014). “Surgical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps”. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (11): CD006990. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006990.pub2. PMID 25410644.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]