Comparing the efficacy of Silastic and gloved-Merocel middle meatal spacers for functional endoscopic sinus surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Jamil ManjiAl-Rahim R HabibLuis F Macias-ValleAndres FinkelsteinSaad AlsalehAnali DadgostarFahad Al-AsousiChristopher OkpalekeAmin R Javer

Published in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2018)

Following FESS, patients report less pain during removal of GM than Silastic spacers. However, the likelihood of synechiae and scarring did not differ between either of the spacers.

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