Functional endoscopic balloon dilation of sinus ostia for chronic rhinosinusitis

Assessment of Trends in Utilization of Nasal Endoscopy in the Medicare Population, 2000-2016

“…9 However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 sur- gical interventions. 10 Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures). Health care professionals performing sinus procedures increased by 30.9% from 2012 to 2014, with most of those individuals performing balloon sinuplasty.…”

“…The increase in popularity of balloon sinuplasty may indicate the increasing utilization of office-based rhinologic procedures, which avoid the costs associated with an operating room . However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 surgical interventions . Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures).…”

Assessment of Trends in Utilization of Nasal Endoscopy in the Medicare Population, 2000-2016

“…9 However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 sur- gical interventions. 10 Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures). Health care professionals performing sinus procedures increased by 30.9% from 2012 to 2014, with most of those individuals performing balloon sinuplasty.…”

“…The increase in popularity of balloon sinuplasty may indicate the increasing utilization of office-based rhinologic procedures, which avoid the costs associated with an operating room . However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 surgical interventions . Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures).…”

Use of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in the United States

“…Since its FDA approval in 2005, BCT has been used as either a stand‐alone procedure or combined with FESS for the surgical management of patients with CRS. It is considered a minimally invasive surgical approach to the sinuses that avoids distortion of the original sinonasal anatomy with minimal mucosal damage . The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease .…”

“…The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease . In a systematic review by Ahmed et al . only 1 randomized controlled trial was identified comparing balloon sinuplasty to conventional FESS in patients with chronic frontal sinusitis.…”

Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Balloon Sinuplasty

“…Although the use of BSP has significantly increased in the last 10 years, there has been a lack of clear indications for the use of BSP versus conventional endoscopic sinus surgery. 11,12 Existing studies demonstrating efficacy included narrowly defined patient populations. For example, the REMODEL study by Culter et al included patients with disease limited to the maxillary and anterior ethmoid sinuses.…”

Assessment of Trends in Utilization of Nasal Endoscopy in the Medicare Population, 2000-2016

“…9 However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 sur- gical interventions. 10 Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures). Health care professionals performing sinus procedures increased by 30.9% from 2012 to 2014, with most of those individuals performing balloon sinuplasty.…”

“…The increase in popularity of balloon sinuplasty may indicate the increasing utilization of office-based rhinologic procedures, which avoid the costs associated with an operating room . However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 surgical interventions . Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures).…”

Use of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in the United States

“…Since its FDA approval in 2005, BCT has been used as either a stand‐alone procedure or combined with FESS for the surgical management of patients with CRS. It is considered a minimally invasive surgical approach to the sinuses that avoids distortion of the original sinonasal anatomy with minimal mucosal damage . The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease .…”

“…The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease . In a systematic review by Ahmed et al . only 1 randomized controlled trial was identified comparing balloon sinuplasty to conventional FESS in patients with chronic frontal sinusitis.…”

Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Balloon Sinuplasty

“…Although the use of BSP has significantly increased in the last 10 years, there has been a lack of clear indications for the use of BSP versus conventional endoscopic sinus surgery. 11,12 Existing studies demonstrating efficacy included narrowly defined patient populations. For example, the REMODEL study by Culter et al included patients with disease limited to the maxillary and anterior ethmoid sinuses.…”

Assessment of Trends in Utilization of Nasal Endoscopy in the Medicare Population, 2000-2016

“…9 However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 sur- gical interventions. 10 Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures). Health care professionals performing sinus procedures increased by 30.9% from 2012 to 2014, with most of those individuals performing balloon sinuplasty.…”

“…The increase in popularity of balloon sinuplasty may indicate the increasing utilization of office-based rhinologic procedures, which avoid the costs associated with an operating room . However, the indications for and efficacy of balloon sinuplasty compared with endoscopic sinus surgery are still debated, with limited high-quality studies comparing the 2 surgical interventions . Also, the increase in balloon sinuplasty is seen on a scale of thousands of procedures, which is miniscule compared with the growth in the number of nasal endoscopies performed (on a scale of hundreds of thousands of procedures).…”

Use of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in the United States

“…Since its FDA approval in 2005, BCT has been used as either a stand‐alone procedure or combined with FESS for the surgical management of patients with CRS. It is considered a minimally invasive surgical approach to the sinuses that avoids distortion of the original sinonasal anatomy with minimal mucosal damage . The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease .…”

“…The use of this technology for the management of patients with CRS has been reported in the literature in multiple nonrandomized retrospective comparative trials, including its use in the outpatient setting, pediatrics, and in patients with limited disease . In a systematic review by Ahmed et al . only 1 randomized controlled trial was identified comparing balloon sinuplasty to conventional FESS in patients with chronic frontal sinusitis.…”

Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Balloon Sinuplasty

“…Although the use of BSP has significantly increased in the last 10 years, there has been a lack of clear indications for the use of BSP versus conventional endoscopic sinus surgery. 11,12 Existing studies demonstrating efficacy included narrowly defined patient populations. For example, the REMODEL study by Culter et al included patients with disease limited to the maxillary and anterior ethmoid sinuses.…”