TY - JOUR
T1 - Balloon catheter sinusotomy
T2 - One-year follow-up-Outcomes and role in functional endoscopic sinus surgery
AU - Kuhn, Frederick A.
AU - Church, Christopher A.
AU - Goldberg, Andrew N.
AU - Levine, Howard L.
AU - Sillers, Michael J.
AU - Vaughan, Winston C.
AU - Weiss, Raymond L.
N1 - The primary objective was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy. Patients who had sinus ostia dilated with balloon catheters were prospectively evaluated 1 year after surgery with nasal endoscopy, a CT scan, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20). Sixty-six patients (202 sinuses) were examined.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Objective: The primary objective was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy. Methods: Patients who had sinus ostia dilated with balloon catheters were prospectively evaluated 1 year after surgery with nasal endoscopy, a CT scan, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20). Results: Sixty-six patients (202 sinuses) were examined. One hundred seventy-two of 202 sinus ostia (85%) were endoscopically patent, 1 percent (2/202) were nonpatent, and ostial patency could not be determined by endoscopy in 28 of 202 (14%). In these "indeterminate" sinuses, the CT scans were normal in 13, implying functional patency in 91.6 percent of sinuses (185/202). Sinus CT scan scores were 1.95 at 1 year versus 8.89 at baseline (P < 0.001), and 1-year SNOT-20 scores (0.91) were significantly improved from baseline (2.14, P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Balloon catheter sinusotomy results were durable over the study period, showing long-term effectiveness.
AB - Objective: The primary objective was to assess the long-term effectiveness of balloon catheter sinusotomy. Methods: Patients who had sinus ostia dilated with balloon catheters were prospectively evaluated 1 year after surgery with nasal endoscopy, a CT scan, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20). Results: Sixty-six patients (202 sinuses) were examined. One hundred seventy-two of 202 sinus ostia (85%) were endoscopically patent, 1 percent (2/202) were nonpatent, and ostial patency could not be determined by endoscopy in 28 of 202 (14%). In these "indeterminate" sinuses, the CT scans were normal in 13, implying functional patency in 91.6 percent of sinuses (185/202). Sinus CT scan scores were 1.95 at 1 year versus 8.89 at baseline (P < 0.001), and 1-year SNOT-20 scores (0.91) were significantly improved from baseline (2.14, P < 0.0001). Conclusion: Balloon catheter sinusotomy results were durable over the study period, showing long-term effectiveness.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.05.010
DO - 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.05.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 18707992
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 139
SP - S27-S37
JO - Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 3 SUPPL.3
ER -