Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2019

Role of Nasal Endoscopy in chronic rhinosinusitis: An Overview

Dr. Sweta Mary Sabu, Dr. P. K. Purushothaman, Dr. Mita Mariam Sabu

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INTRODUCTION: Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease with a major impact on quality of life. Diagnostic nasal endoscopy emerged as better diagnostic modality for early detection of Chronic Rhino sinusitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The observational study was done among patients who were diagnosed with Chronic rhinosinusitis.All patients were subjected to thorough ENT examination with special emphasis on anterior and posterior rhinoscopy. RESULTS: A total of 240 people were included in the analysisaged between 18 to 65 years diagnosed with chronic rhinosinusitis.The mean age of study population was 37.36 years with a standard deviation of 11.75. The most common clinical presentation in our study was nasal obstruction (81.7 %%) followed by rhinorrhoea/nasal discharge, headache, sneezing and facial pain. Among 240 study subjects 115 (47.9%) had right nasal deviation and 98(40.8%) had left nasal deviation .i.e. 88.7% had septal deviation. CONCLUSIONS: The study had documented the nasal endoscopic features of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. The study findings will be useful in understanding the disease profile for health care practitioners at various levels.

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ROLE OF NASAL ENDOSCOPY IN CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS: AN OVERVIEW, Dr.Sweta Mary Sabu, Dr. P.K.Purushothaman, Dr. Mita Mariam Sabu INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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