Surgical and regenerative treatment options for empty nose syndrome: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients with empty nose syndrome usually suffer from paradoxical nasal congestion, nasal dryness, epistaxis and suffocation. Conservative management is general option for the empty nose syndrome. However, there are several patients who continually complain of symptoms. If symptoms persist, surgical options are considered. Therefore, we reviewed surgical and regenerative treatment options of empty nose syndrome.

Methods

PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials, and Google Scholar were searched from the earliest date provided in the database until December 2022. In the studies, treatment outcomes were measured by patient symptom scores such as Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-20, 22, and 25), and Empty Nose Syndrome 6-Item Questionnaire (ENS6Q) a

SUBMITTER: Kim DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375171 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature