Olfactory Function After Surgical Treatment of CRS: A Comparison of CRS Patients to Healthy Controls.

CONCLUSION: ESS improved olfactory metrics and restored olfactory function in approximately 50% of patients with CRS to that of healthy controls. Concurrent septoplasty increased the likelihood of achieving normal olfaction, while NP and previous ESS decreased those odds.
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Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - September 19, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mattos JL, Soler ZM, Schlosser RJ, Mace JC, Alt JA, Ramakrishnan VR, Payne SC, Smith TL, Beswick DM Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research