Long-term Outcomes of Turbinate Surgery in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Turbinate surgery is an effective treatment for allergic rhinitis (AR) refractory to medical treatment. However, the long-term outcomes of turbinate surgery are still unclear and have not yet been confirmed by a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature.

Objective

To investigate the long-term outcomes and safety of turbinate surgery in AR by performing a meta-analysis.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched through April 2021.

Study selection

Studies that analyzed turbinate surgery alone, had a follow-up period of more than 1 year, examined long-term efficacy of turbinate surgery, used current turbinate surgery methods, and were published in a peer-reviewed journal were included. Full-text

SUBMITTER: Park SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9673023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature