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International Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Comparative Study of Quality of Life Before and after Functional Endoscopic sinus Surgery in Patients with Chronic Rhino Sinusitis with Nasal Polyposis

Saurabh Gupta, Urmila Gurung and Narmaya Thapa
Page: 58-63 | Received 19 Apr 2024, Published online: 20 Jun 2024

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Abstract

To compare the quality of life before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in patients with chronic rhino sinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). A total of 45 patients aged 15 years and above with chronic rhino sinusitis with nasal polyposis requiring primary bilateral functional endoscopic sinus surgery with or without septoplasty were included in this prospective, comparative study, conducted from May 2019‐May 2020. Pre and postoperative Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT‐16) score and Modified Lund‐Kennedy (MLK) endoscopic scores were noted to assess and compare the quality of life of patients. Post‐operative data was collected at three months of surgery. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (paired t‐test) were used, considering p<0.05 statistically significant. There was a statistically significant improvement in both SNOT‐16 score and Modified Lund‐Kennedy score postoperatively (p<0.05). The statistical significant post‐operative improvement was found in the individual symptoms of SNOT‐16 also (p value 0.000 in all individual symptoms). FESS is an effective procedure in improving the Quality‐of‐Life outcome of patients with CRSwNP. Comparing SNOT‐16 score and MLK endoscopic score, before and after FESS, the quality of life significantly improved at three months of FESS.

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Saurabh Gupta, Urmila Gurung and Narmaya Thapa. Comparative Study of Quality of Life Before and after Functional Endoscopic sinus Surgery in Patients with Chronic Rhino Sinusitis with Nasal Polyposis.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makijtm.2024.3.58.63
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