title: Surgical outcomes for rhinogenic contact point headaches.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the surgical outcome in patients diagnosed as having rhinogenic contact point headaches (RCPH).
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six patients (aged 17-58 years) with RCPH underwent mini functional endoscopic sinus surgery procedures. Patients' pain complaints were evaluated with a visual analog scale (VAS) both pre- and postoperatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients reported a decrease in the intensity of pain postoperatively. Nineteen patients (52.7%) reported complete relief. The difference between the preoperative (mean 8.62) and postoperative VAS pain scores (mean 2.11) was statistically very significant (p = 0.0000). No major complications were encountered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The removal of contact points in patients with RCPH is very effective in carefully selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. devrimbektas@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Devrim
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.forename: Zekeriya
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alioglu
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ural
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bahadir
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D053591:Referred Pain / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult