Treatment Outcomes and Acoustic Rhinometric Results in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery of Adult Chronic Paranasal Sinusitis.
10.12701/yujm.2002.19.1.28
- Author:
Yong Dae KIM
1
;
Jae Yeul KIM
;
Keun Young CHANG
;
Hyung Joong LEE
;
Si Youn SONG
;
Seok Keun YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Chronic paranasal sinusitis;
Endoscopic sinus surgery;
Symptom score;
Acoustic rhinometry
- MeSH:
Acoustics*;
Adult*;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Nasal Cavity;
Polyps;
Prospective Studies;
Rhinometry, Acoustic;
Sinusitis*
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
2002;19(1):28-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Chronic paranasal sinusitis is one of the most common disease in the otorhinolaryngologic field. Endoscopic sinus surgery is treatment of choice in chronic paranasal sinusitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate objective and subjective treatment outcomes of endoscopic sinus surgery in adult chronic paranasal sinusitis with or without polyp. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed 84 adult patients underwent endoscopic sinus surgery by one surgeon from June 1999 to June 2000, prospectively. We analyzed preoperative and postoperative subjective symptom scores and acoustic rhinometric results. RESULTS: Fifty cases were male and thirty four cases female. The average age was of 33 year-old (range: 17 to 66 years). There was significantly improvement of symptom scores in postoperative 3 months and 6 months compared with preoperative symptom scores. There was significantly increased postoperative total volume of nasal cavity. When we compared high score group with low score group, there was statistically significant improvement of symptom scores between preoperative stage and postoperative 3 months in radiologic grading group. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic sinus surgery is considered to be effective for the treatment of chronic paranasal sinusitis. It seems to be helpful to employ subjective symptom score system and objective total volume change of nasal cavity through acoustic rhinometric test to analyze effectiveness of endoscopic sinus surgery. In this study, the most important preoperative factor of sinus surgery outcomes is radiologic grading system.
