A Postoperative Study on HVSI vs LVSI Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Dec 17, 2015

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ClinConnect Summary

BACKGROUND: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common inflammatory condition of the upper respiratory tract lasting more than 8 to 12 weeks. Major symptoms include facial congestion/fullness, facial pain/pressure, nasal obstruction/blockage, purulent nasal drainage, and reduction or loss of smell. The diagnosis must include two major symptoms and either endoscopic evidence of polyps, edema or mucopurulent discharge from the middle meatus and/or CT changes in the mucosa of sinuses or osteomeatal complexes.

CRS has an estimated prevalence of 5% in the Canadian population, and up to 16% in som...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Documented diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral CRS
• • Documented failed medical treatment of CRS
• • 18 to 65 years of age
• • Planned ESS for the treatment of CRS
• • Able to read and understand English
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnant
• • Cystic Fibrosis
• • Diagnosed immotile cilia syndrome
• • Diagnosed immunodeficiency syndrome
• • Diagnosed fungal sinusitis
• • Sinonasal tumours or obstructive lesions