Abstract
Objectives:
Observe the effect and safety of sinus balloon catheter dilation (SBCD) on the management of chronic rhinosinusitis in children.
Methods:
Twenty-seven children (8-14 years old) with chronic rhinosinusitis were randomized into 2 groups: 13 cases were carried out SBCD, and 14 cases treated with medication. The effect was assessed by disease-specific questionnaire (20-items sino-nasal outcome test, SNOT-20) and visual analog score (VAS).
Results:
At 3- and 6-month follow-up, the scores of SNOT-20 and VAS were significantly decreased compared with baseline in both SBCD group and controls (P < .05), and significantly lower in SBCD group than in the control group (P < .05). The overall effect demonstrated that the rate of much-improved and improved was 92.3% in SBCD group, and significantly higher than control group.
Conclusions:
SBCD is an effective and minimally invasive method for child chronic rhinosiunusitis
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