Radiologic Analysis of Balloon Sinuplasty in a Human Cadaver Model: Observed Effects on Sinonasal Anatomy.

CONCLUSIONS: While the goal of balloon sinuplasty is to improve natural sinonasal drainage by dilating existing outflow tracts, as evidenced by radiologic evaluation the procedure appears not to achieve this in all cases, while occasionally creating unintended changes in sinonasal anatomy as well. These unrecognized changes in anatomy may be responsible for the post-procedure change in symptomatology that some patients experience. PMID: 32635741 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - July 6, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lopez EM, Farzal Z, Norris M, Canfarotta MW, Pappa AK, Santarelli GD, Hernandez SC, Thorp BD, Senior BA, Zanation AM, Ebert CS, Kimbell JS, Kimple AJ Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research