Sinuplastia com balão, avaliação inicial: 10 casos, resultados e seguimento

Abstract

Int roduction and aims: Balloon sinuplasty has been the object of recent discussions and papers. It is believed that the use of these tools can bring benefits, when compared with traditional endoscopic sinus surgery. Although there already are papers on the efficacy of this new instrument in the literature, there is no study in our country with a series of cases and follow-up of patients undergoing sinuplasty. Our study aims to review the information of 10 patients who underwent balloon sinuplasty, alone or in combination, discussing the indications, complementary therapy and follow up evaluation.Method: retrospective study.

Effectiveness of balloon sinuplasty in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without polyposis

“…The effectiveness of sinuplasty had already been described 5 , 10 , 14 , 15 and the present results confirmed the viability of this procedure in otolaryngology practice. 5 , 14 , 15 The use of a standardized instrument, such as the SNOT-20 questionnaire, allowed to quantify the improvement on symptoms and quality of life 14 , 15 after the procedure, and there were substantial benefits.…”

“…A case series with Brazilian patients has reported the technique used in BSP, 10 but information on its effect on quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis is still scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the clinical and radiographic effectiveness of BSP on the quality of life of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.…”