ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the relationship between rhinosinusitis symptoms and objective sinus examinations.@*METHOD@#Prospective data of 75 patients with CRS scheduled for surgery were collected and analyzed retrospectively. The preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans were graded according to Lund and Mackay. The preoperative nasal endoscopy was graded by assigning an endoscopy score according to Lanza and Kennedy. A visual analog scale (VAS) symptom score was completed.@*RESULT@#(1) There was a significant correlation between preoperative CT and endoscopy scores (r = 0.88, P 0.05). Furthermore, a statistically significant but weak correlation was found between the VAS score based on the sum of five sinonasal symptoms and the Lund-Mackay CT scan score (r = 0.26, P 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#There is no good correlation between CRS symptoms and objective examinations. In order to evaluate CRS patients' severity and select treatment properly, both symptoms and objective examinations must be considered.