title: Endoscopic balloon dilation sinuplasty including ethmoidal air cells in chronic rhinosinusitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We present the results of our experience with balloon catheter sinusotomy (BCS) in patients who had chronic rhinosinusitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of 30 patients who were treated for chronic sinusitis with the BCS technique between April 2007 and February 2008 were reviewed retrospectively. Preoperative and postoperative assessments were performed by endoscopic endonasal examination and Lund-Mackay radiologic staging of paranasal sinus computed tomography scans. The symptom scoring was performed with the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-20 (SNOT-20). The postoperative follow-up period was at least 12 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We performed BCS in 151 sinuses, excluding 2 maxillary and 2 frontal sinuses. No major complication attributable to BCS was observed. After operation, suctioning and crust removal was not needed in the area operated on in BCS patients. Revision surgery was needed in 2 patients after 6 months. From before to after operation, the SNOT-20 values and Lund-Mackay scores decreased significantly.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that BCS helps to dilate the sinus ostia properly and effectively in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis. It can also be performed in the ethmoidal air cell area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kutluhan
authors.forename: Kazim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bozdemir
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yalçiner
authors.forename: Mehti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salviz
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Hasan Mervan
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Değer
authors.forename: Akif Sinan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bilgen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010030:Ostomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome