I. Executive Summary Background The 5 years since the publication of the first International
Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis (ICAR‐RS) has witnessed …

Background Currently, limited data exist as to long‐term disease‐specific outcomes after
endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). In this report, we present …

Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) affects up to 16% of the population. When medical
treatment fails, endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is considered. The value of resecting the …

Background Surgery is often indicated in the treatment of medically recalcitrant chronic
rhinosinusitis (CRS). There is conflicting evidence on the impact of timeliness of sinus …

Background The treatment of the middle turbinate (MT) during endoscopic sinus surgery
(ESS) for chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) remains a contentious issue with arguments both for …

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is the mainstay of surgical management of nasal
polyposis since 1975. The decision between the partial resection and preservation of the …

Objective The impact of turbinate resection on nasal function remains a controversial topic.
In surgery for inflammatory sinonasal disease, turbinate resection is often avoided. In …

Die endonasale endoskopische Nasennebenhöhlenchirurgie hat sich als Standard der
operativen Therapie bei chronisch entzündlichen Erkrankungen der Nasennebenhöhlen …

Introduction Despite the high level of patient satisfaction with functional endoscopic sinus
surgery (FESS) and the clinical improvement, polyp recurrence is observed in 23% to 87 …

Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of bilateral inferior
turbinate reduction (BITR) on patient‐reported quality of life (QOL) following endoscopic …