Effectiveness of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis

Abstract

Sinuplasty is effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life as a treatment option for chronic rhinosinusitis in selected patients.

Paranasal Sinus Balloon Catheter Dilation for Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

“…Quantitative evaluation of studies without industry sponsorship or conflicts of interests was not possible, as only a single study met criteria for metaanalysis when those with possible financial conflicts of interest or industry support were excluded. 19 While the findings of this study are consistent with the above quantitative analysis, future research without industry support is needed to further evaluate this potential bias.…”

Decrease of nasal airway resistance and alleviations of symptoms after balloon sinuplasty in patients with isolated chronic rhinosinusitis: a prospective, randomised clinical study

“…have published the results of a controlled randomised study with 24 patients, where functional endoscopic dilatation sinus surgery was found to be as effective as ESS. In a prospective cohort study with 13 patients (24 sinuses of which only 10 were maxillary sinuses) published by Abreu et al ., no complications were reported and quality of life was improved as assessed by SNOT‐20. With the exception of a study by Tomazic et al ., where a surprisingly high failure rate was reported, encouraging results have been reported from different study groups.…”

Balloon sinuplasty: two-year follow up using Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 outcomes

“…This fits with the literature, which generally supports the safety of the procedure. 10–12 In terms of narrative, one might expect a balloon procedure to be safer. However, vigilance is still required especially in cases of anatomical variance.…”

“…In general, the literature supports balloon sinuplasty as a safe and effective procedure, and there are multiple other small studies supporting this. 10–12…”