TY - JOUR
T1 - Radical surgery: effect on quality of life and pain in chronic rhinosinusitis
AU - Videler, Ward J. M.
AU - van Drunen, Cornelis M.
AU - van der Meulen, Freerk W.
AU - Fokkens, Wytske J.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Despite effective medical therapy and repetitive endoscopic sinus surgery in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, there still remains a small group of patients without improvement of symptoms. This study evaluates the effect of radical surgery on quality of life and pain in these patients with recalcitrant disease. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, questionnaire-based study was conducted in 23 patients who underwent Denker's procedure for refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. Quality of life and pain were evaluated before surgery and 12 months and 2 years after surgery with the SF-36 and McGill Pain Questionnaire. RESULTS: Seven of the eight mean scores of the SF-36 postoperatively improved after surgery, with statistical significance for Role Physical (RP) P=0.048. Bodily pain showed a strong tendency to significance. Results of the McGill Pain Questionnaire show a significant improvement in most of the subscores after surgery implying less pain. CONCLUSION: Radical surgery improves the physical burden of chronic rhinosinusitis and pain experience in patients with therapy resistant chronic rhinosinusitis
AB - OBJECTIVES: Despite effective medical therapy and repetitive endoscopic sinus surgery in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis, there still remains a small group of patients without improvement of symptoms. This study evaluates the effect of radical surgery on quality of life and pain in these patients with recalcitrant disease. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, questionnaire-based study was conducted in 23 patients who underwent Denker's procedure for refractory chronic rhinosinusitis. Quality of life and pain were evaluated before surgery and 12 months and 2 years after surgery with the SF-36 and McGill Pain Questionnaire. RESULTS: Seven of the eight mean scores of the SF-36 postoperatively improved after surgery, with statistical significance for Role Physical (RP) P=0.048. Bodily pain showed a strong tendency to significance. Results of the McGill Pain Questionnaire show a significant improvement in most of the subscores after surgery implying less pain. CONCLUSION: Radical surgery improves the physical burden of chronic rhinosinusitis and pain experience in patients with therapy resistant chronic rhinosinusitis
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2006.08.010
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otohns.2006.08.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 17275551
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 136
SP - 261
EP - 267
JO - Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 2
ER -