Impact of endoscopic sinus surgery on smell sensation and nasal airway resistance in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with bilateral nasal polyposis

• DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/15714
• Publication Date: 2024-12-11T19:05:38Z
• Authors: Tahany Mohamed Rabie; Soad Yehia Mostafa; Gehan S Shalaby; Fatma Mohamed Elh...; Ahmed Yehia Aboel...; Mohamed Fathy Elsawy; Alaa Elkarim Ghanem; Ahmed Yehia Fouda; Khadiga Abd Allah...; Tarek Mohamed Ash...
• Keywords: Hyposmia; Anosmia; Nasal Polyps

<b>Objectives:</b> The present research set out to assess the impact of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) on patients’ persistent sinusitis-related odor dysfunction. Also, FESS nasal airway resistance using an indirect, objective technique, nasometer.<b> </b><br /> <b>Materials and methods:</b> A prospective study 40 patients with bilateral polyposis smell impairment was conducted. 16 men 24 women, ages 15-69, a mean age 37.7 years, were recruited among E.N.T. clinic attendees at El Zahraa Hospital, Al-Azhar University Demerdash Ain Shams from January 2021 till May 2022.<br <b>Results: </b>Identifying olfactory before revealed anosmia in 85% hyposmia 15%. considerable improvement seen after surgery, 32.5% patients, 10.0%, normosmia 57.5%. Patients had average nasalance level 31.7 ± 18.9 (3.3-69.7) oral sentence 14.7 10.0 (3.1-46.6). Normal persons have score 54.7 5.8% for phrases. However, it rose 61.9 13.3, range 16.3-75.1. This requires lowering all surgical up year since are inversely related.<br <b>Conclusions:</b> After dysfunction scores improved. Olfactory is crucial problem quality life patient safety those chronic rhinosinusitis polyps, which calls more investigation.