A timeline of events that led to functional endoscopic sinus surgery


A timeline of events that led to functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Research shows surgical intervention can result in clinical improvement, but up to 21% of patients report only marginal improvement
Research suggests patient discussion should inform first line of treatment
Highest rates of increase seen in East South Central states; greatest changes have occured in frontal sinus surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery yields significantly greater improvement in cardinal symptoms compared with medical therapy alone
Geographic, temporal trends show largest increases in frontal sinus surgery for patients in East South Central United States
Research measures symptom changes for patients with CRS undergoing surgery compared with those on medical therapy management
Diagnoses, management strategies for patients with sinus pressure, pain, headache
What is the most reliable objective measurement for nasal patency assessment?
How well does real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) analysis of olfactory mucosa brushings discriminate between patients with sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) and controls?