CONCLUSIONS: Patient information on the internet is dominated by U.S. sites. Information from the ENT-UK web site is not on the listing by all search engines. There are few good quality web sites that explain the nature and risks of ESS, which may help patients in making decisions regarding treatment. Most of the information on the sites relates to postoperative care. A higher ranked web site is no indication of reliability.
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