Standalone Balloon Dilation versus Sinus Surgery for Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial with 1-year Follow-up

201460 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Nadim B. Bikhazi · Arnot Ogden Medical Center

Joshua P. Light · ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida

Theodore Truitt · Minnesota West Community & Technical College

Michael Schwartz · ENT and Allergy Associates of Florida

Jeffrey L. Cutler

REMODEL Study Investigators

Abstract

With 1-year follow-up, standalone balloon dilation is as effective as FESS in the treatment of CRS in patients with maxillary sinus disease with or without anterior ethmoid disease who failed medical therapy and met the criteria for medically necessary FESS.

Topics & Keywords

Sinusitis and nasal conditions Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent work and economic growth

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volume 28, Issue 4, pp. 323-329

DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4064

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