OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the effect of otolaryngology trainee participation on clinical outcomes in patients who undergo endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of prospectively collected data. METHODS Patients enrolled in a sinus surgery outcomes study between May 2011 and March 2013 were stratified into two groups--those who wer...

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> A thorough assessment of nasal obstruction remains a matter debate with no accepted subjective and objective measurement tools. The purpose this study was to use cost-effective tool for compare it scores.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This longitudinal, prospective conducted at tertiary...

IMPORTANCE External nasal valve dysfunction (EVD) is a common cause of nasal obstruction. OBJECTIVE To evaluate costal cartilage lateral crural strut grafts vs cephalic crural turn-in to support the weak lateral crus in patients with EVD. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this prospective cohort study, patients with clinically diagnosed EVD were assessed at the Tertiary Rhinologic Center...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and migraine are common entities with overlapping symptomatology, yet little research exists that investigates the intersection of the two. This study seeks to investigate whether patients with CRS-with and without a migraine history-experience comparable quality-of-life (QOL) improvement after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). STUDY DESIGN Ret...

PURPOSE 1. To assess the efficacy of omalizumab therapy in improving sinonasal outcomes in refractory allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) patients with moderate or severe asthma. 2. To determine if omalizumab therapy reduces the usage of corticosteroids or antifungal therapy in AFRS patients METHOD DESIGN The clinical charts of patients with AFRS with moderate or severe asthma who receiv...

Background The concept of control of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has only recently been introduced by the EPOS expert panel following the concept of control in allergic rhinitis and asthma. The aim of this study was to examine the degree of control of CRS at a mean period of 3-5 years after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and to correlate the new criteria of control of CRS to VAS (visual analog...

INTRODUCTION Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure, developed with the aim of restoring patency of the paranasal sinuses ostia with minimal damage to the mucosa. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study comprising 18 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without...