Long‐term results after primary frontal sinus surgery

Abstract

To our knowledge, this is the largest study of primary endoscopic frontal sinus surgery in the literature. The technical and subjective measures of success are high. Frontal ostium size correlates with risk of stenosis of the frontal sinus. Patients with a stenosed frontal ostium and residual frontal sinus disease are more likely to be symptomatic or have endoscopic evidence of polyp recurrence or endoscopic evidence of persistent infection. Asthma, eosinophilic mucin chronic rhinosinusitis (EMCRS), allergy, and smoking do not appear to affect outcomes.