In-office balloon sinus dilation versus medical therapy for recurrent acute rhinosinusitis: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Background: A limited number of studies have demonstrated symptomatic improvement for recurrent acute rhinosinusitis (RARS) patients after endoscopic sinus surgery. In this randomized, controlled study we evaluated 24-week outcomes for balloon sinus dilation (BSD) performed in-office (IO) with medical management (MM) as compared with MM only for RARS patients.

Methods: Adults diagnosed with RARS were randomized to groups with BSD plus MM (n = 29) or MM alone (n = 30).

Office-Based Balloon Sinus Dilation: 1-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Multicenter Study.

Objective: Balloon sinus dilation (BSD) instruments afford the opportunity for office-based sinus procedures in properly selected patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). This study evaluated patient-reported outcomes 1 year after office-based BSD.

Methods: Adult patients with medically refractory CRS were prospectively enrolled into a multicenter, single-arm study and treated with office-based BSD under local anesthesia.

Office-based balloon sinus dilation: a prospective, multicenter study of 203 patients.

Background: Balloon sinus dilation (BSD) is an increasingly used tool in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The tissue-sparing nature of the instrumentation allows for properly selected patients to undergo office-based procedures under local anesthesia.

Methods: This was an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved, prospective, 14-center trial.

Computed tomography-based exploration of infundibular anatomy for maxillary sinus balloon dilation.

Objectives: A clinically relevant reconstruction of the ethmoid infundibulum and maxillary sinus ostium was developed to use 3-dimensional computed tomographic (CT) imaging technology and measurement software in an effort to better understand the anatomy of the maxillary sinus ostium and to optimize the maxillary sinus balloon dilation technique.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of reconstructed high-resolution CT scans of patients from a private otolaryngology practice who underwent imaging for evaluation of sinus disease using multiplanar reconstruction software. The CT scans were retrospectively obtained from patients who presented for evaluation of chronic sinus disease and were analyzed with quantitative multiplanar reconstruction software that allowed measurements to be computed in clinically meaningful planes.