Symptom-based presentation of chronic rhinosinusitis and symptom-specific outcomes after endoscopic sinus surgery

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Soler, Zachary M ^a   Mace, Jess ^a   Smith, Timothy L ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Facial pain; Headache; Outcomes; Quality of life; Sinusitis; Symptoms; Visual analog scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FACE PAIN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS HEADACHE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS; SMELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45349109384     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2008.22.3172     Document Type: Article

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