Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of ENT & HNS, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, Chinaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Krishna District, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh India
  • 2 Kasturba Medical College, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, 575001 Karnataka India
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2022 Oct;74(Suppl 2):835-841.
PMID: 36452725 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-020-01855-4

Abstract

Chronic rhinosinusitis has an incidence of 15% in India. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), in case of failed medical management, is the current treatment protocol in Chronic rhinosinusitis. This study aims to assess the outcome of FESS as measured by subjective quality of life indices; Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSDI) and Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22. It also assesses the predictive factors which influence the outcome after FESS. The study was conducted among 100 patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis who underwent FESS, after failure of medical management. Immunocompromised or pregnant patients and patients with history of previous sinus surgery or malignancy were excluded from the study. The evaluation was done using Lund Kennedy endoscopy scores, Lund Mackay CT scan scores and RSDI and SNOT-22 questionnaires (baseline and 3 months post-op). Statistical analysis was done using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Kruskall Wallis test, Mann Whitney test and Chi-square test. p 

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