Surgical management of sinonasal polyposis

Abstract

Introduction: Sinonasal polyposis is a chronic inflammatory process rhinosinusal mucosa of unknown etiology, which in over 50% of patients requires surgical treatment. Aim: To evaluate the results of endoscopic surgery in patients with sinonasal polyposis in the Barros Luco-Trudeau Hospital. Material and method: Retrospective study of 180 medical records of patients operated at this hospital from 1999 to 2008. Results: The sexual distribution was 63% male and 37% women (p <0.001). The average age was 44.9 years. The chief complaint was nasal obstruction. A third of the patients had massive polyposis. The 17% was associated with asthma. Over 50% of patients used inhaled corticosteroids preoperatively. In 58% performed endoscopic surgery to anterior ethmoid. There were no major complications in these series studied. The overall recurrence was 24%. The average number of months free of recurrence was 46.7 months (95% CI 37.5 to 55.5) with a recurrence of 25% per year of follow up. We found no association between recurrence and the risk factors studied. Discussion: Comparing with the literature, we see the same demographic characteristics but risk factors for recurrence are not significant, apparently due to the low prevalence and loss of follow-up. The recurrence rate is increased over time and therefore requires a long-term monitoring. Conclusions: We found no association between recurrence and the risk factors classically described in literature. Recurrences were late and we had similar recurrence rates to publish in the literature.