A comparative study of microdebrider assisted versus conventional endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyposis

Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Recurrence of Nasal Polyposis after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Introduction: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) is a relatively common disease with serious impacts on patient quality of life. Recurrence of polyps after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a dilemma. Vitamin D3 (VD3) is known to inhibit the proliferation of nasal polyp-derived fibroblasts. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of oral VD3 on the...

Endoscopic sinus surgery improves olfaction in nasal polyposis, a multi-center study.

BACKGROUND A positive effect of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS) as sole treatment on olfactory thresholds and sense of smell in patients with nasal polyposis has been questioned. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that ESS has a positive effect on sense of smell and olfactory threshold in nasal polyposis. METHODS Uncontrolled post-hoc analysis of a prospective study of 160 patien...

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery as a primary modality of treatment for primary and recurrent nasal polyposis

OBJECTIVES To describe the efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery(FESS) in our set up in comparison with other published studies to treat primary and recurrent nasal polyposis. METHOD This descriptive study was conducted in 02 years at Ear Nose Throat Department Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Multan from October 2013 to October 2015. Convenient sample comprising 116 patients of bot...

Endoscopic sinus surgery for nasal polyps

Availability of Preoperative Systemic Steroids on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis

PURPOSE To analyze the outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) after preoperative systemic steroid (PSS) treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyposis (NP) and to investigate and compare clinicopathological factors associated with the outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review of 468 patients with CRS with NP who underwent primary ESS between ...