Comparison of synechiae formation in patients with nasal polyps undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery with and without microdebrider

ABSTRACT

To compare the frequency of synechiae formation in patients with nasal polyps undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery with and without using microdebrider. This study was conducted at ENT department of Fatima Memorial College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore and Central Park Medical College, Lahore/Kasur between June 2008 and June 2009. One hundred patients with nasal polyps were included who, after thorough examination and investigations, underwent endoscopic sinus surgery with and without microdebrider. The mean age of patients in group A [Microdebrider endoscopic sinus surgery] was 32.6 +/- 10.43 years. Male to female ratio was 11.08 in group A and 1.171 in group B. Synechiae formation after 4 weeks was 8% in group A and 10% in group B [p=0.5]. There is no difference between both groups after 2nd and 4th postoperative week of synechiae formation