Outcomes of endoscopic and open resection of sinonasal malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the efficacy of endoscopic and open resection of sinonasal malignancies.

Methods

The search was performed using PubMed (1950-2020), Embase (1974-2020), the Cochrane library, and the website clinicaltrials.gov. The hazard ratio, HR, 95% confidence interval, CI, of the rates of overall survival and disease-free survival and the demographic characteristics of the included studies were extracted and analyzed. Pooled analysis was conducted with the studies' individual patient data, using log-rank test, Kaplan-Meier survival, and Cox regression analysis.

Results

Of 1939 articles retrieved, 23 articles were included. Overall, 1373 cases were incorporated into the final analysis, 653 (47.56%) of which underwent the surgery through an endoscopic approach,

SUBMITTER: Jiang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9800954 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature