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Published on: January 19, 2022
Voice outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis
Christian A Hall1, Stephen C Hernandez2, Rachel A Barry2
1Sinus and Nasal Specialists of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Objectives/Hypothesis:
The purpose of this study was to assess voice outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP).
Study Design:
Individual cohort study.
Methods:
A study was performed of patients with CRSwNP who underwent ESS from July 2015 to May 2016 at a tertiary referral medical center. The main outcome measures were subjective improvement in patient-reported outcomes, using the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) and 10-item Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10).
Results:
A total of 50 patients (age 47.9 years; 48% female), 66% revision and 34% primary, were available at a follow-up of 3 months. At the 3-month follow-up, both SNOT-22 and VHI-10 scores were improved from preoperative values (-41.8 and -14.7, respectively).
Conclusions:
Successful treatment of sinonasal disease can help to improve voice outcomes in patients with CRSwNP. There are inherent differences in the long-term outcomes of the results beyond 3 months based on practice patterns of ongoing medical management, but our results are interesting in that they show early improvement in voice outcomes.
Level Of Evidence:
2b Laryngoscope, 129:299-302, 2019.
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