What question did this study set out to answer?

Assess the long-term clinical and radiological effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy at one year after surgery.

August 16, 2008Otolaryngology

Balloon catheter sinusotomy: One‐year follow‐up—Outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Authors

FKFrederick A. KuhnUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CCChristopher A. ChurchLoma Linda University Medical Center AGAndrew N. GoldbergUniversity of California, San Francisco

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Prospective study demonstrates sustained ostial patency and symptom relief in sinus surgery patients, indicating long-term durability of balloon catheter sinusotomy.

Key Points

Assess the long-term clinical and radiological effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy at one year after surgery.
Prospective evaluation of 66 patients (202 sinus ostia) who underwent sinus ostia dilation with balloon catheters.
Patients assessed at 1 year post-procedure using nasal endoscopy, sinus CT scans, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20).
Endoscopic evaluation showed ostial patency in 85.1% of sinuses (172/202), nonpatency in 1.0% (2/202), and indeterminate patency in 13.9% (28/202), with normal CT findings in 13 indeterminate cases reflecting functional patency in 91.6% (185/202).
Sinus CT scan scores significantly improved from a baseline mean of 8.89 to 1.95 at 1 year (P < 0.001).
SNOT-20 symptom scores improved significantly from 2.14 at baseline to 0.91 at 1 year (P < 0.0001).

Cite This Study

Kuhn et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a88259b4231b321a876efc3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2008.05.010

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Implication

Prospective study demonstrates sustained ostial patency and symptom relief in sinus surgery patients, indicating long-term durability of balloon catheter sinusotomy.

Balloon catheter sinusotomy: One‐year follow‐up—Outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Cite This Study

Balloon catheter sinusotomy: One‐year follow‐up—Outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Key Points

Cite This Study

Also Consider

Also Consider