Abstract
Background: Balloon sinuplasty (functional endoscopic dilation surgery, FEDS) has become established as a safe therapeutic procedure for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis. Our goal was to assess the effect on quality of life (QoL) using validated tools and identify predictive factors. Materials and methods: A consecutive cohort of 14 patients was evaluated using the disease-specific QoL questionnaire Sino-Nasal Outcome Test 20 (SNOT-20). The measured postoperative changes were then correlated to the results of preoperative CT scan analyses performed according to Lund. Results: Both the overall SNOT-20 scores and those corresponding to subsections regarding primary nasal symptoms (PNS) and secondary rhinogenic symptoms (SRS) showed a highly significant improvement (p < 0.01). Changes in PNS but not in SRS correlated with the CT scan analyses (p < 0.05). Eighty five percent of patients said that they would choose to undergo FEDS again. Conclusions: FEDS is an effective technique that can alleviate symptoms and improve QoL. Patient selection should not be based on CT data alone but a CT scan can be used to determine whether or not the FEDS technique is applicable to the individual patient.
Translated title of the contribution | Treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis using balloon sinuplasty: A quality of life analysis |
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Original language | German |
Journal | HNO |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 7 |
Pages (from-to) | 645-649 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0017-6192 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.09.2013 |