Patient satisfaction and treatment outcome of fungus ball rhinosinusitis treated by functional endoscopic sinus surgery

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-230

  Lai, Jui Chung ^a   Lee, Hong Shen ^b   Chen, Mu Kuan ^a,c   Tsai, Yao Lung ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endoscopic sinus surgery; Fungus ball rhinosinusitis; Patient satisfaction; Symptom free rate; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; EPISTAXIS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FUNGAL SINUSITIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMELLING DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751591457     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-010-1299-7     Document Type: Article

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