Journal
LARYNGOSCOPE
Volume 128, Issue 2, Pages 311-316Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lary.26871
Keywords
Endoscopic sinus surgery; nasal polyps; triamcinolone; nasal packing; surgical outcomes
Funding
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
- Ministry of Education [2015R1D1A1A02062228]
- Bio and Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF
- Ministry of Science, Information and Communications Technology, and Future Planning (MSIP) [2016M3A9D5A01952414]
- NRF grant - Korean Government (MSIP) [2016R1A5A2008630]
- Yonsei University Future-Leading Research Initiative [2015-22-0114]
- Yonsei University College of Medicine [6-2011-0122]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2016R1A5A2008630] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Objectives/Hypothesis: To evaluate the potential efficacy of steroid-soaked, absorbable calcium alginate nasal packing following endoscopic sinus surgery. Study Design: Prospective, randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. Methods: Twenty-two patients (44 nostrils) who had chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps underwent bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery. Only those with an intersinus difference in Lund-Mackay severity score of 1 or less were included. In each patient, one randomly selected nostril was packed with calcium alginate soaked with 2mL of triamcinolone (40 mg/mL) (triamcinolone group), whereas the contralateral nostril received an identical packing soaked in 2mL of normal saline (saline group). Two independent investigators blinded to the packing allocation scored the surgical field using the validated Perioperative Sinus Endoscopy (POSE) scores 1, 4, and 8 weeks after surgery. Results: All 44 nostrils were analyzed; the Lund-Mackay scores did not differ significantly between the groups before surgery. Eight weeks after surgery, the total POSE scores were significantly lower in the triamcinolone group (P=.014). The POSE scoring parameters were then compared between groups, and the following variables were significantly different: middle turbinate synechiae with the lateral wall (P=.037), polypoid degeneration of the ethmoid cavity (P=.006), and sphenoid sinus severity (P=.036). Conclusions: This study demonstrated that steroid-soaked, absorbable nasal packing can be used to enhance wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery and to prevent polypoid changes in the nasal mucosa.
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