The Role of Nasal Endoscopy in the Preoperative Evaluation of Nasal Airway Obstruction.
Lauren A GardinerLindsey K GoyalJennifer L McCoyGrant Shale GillmanPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
In patients referred for surgical management of nasal obstruction, findings on nasal endoscopy otherwise undetected with anterior rhinoscopy are most common in but certainly not limited to those with prior nasal surgery or allergic rhinitis. Routine nasal endoscopy should be considered for all patients being evaluated for nasal airway surgery. These results may benefit future updates of the clinical consensus statements regarding the role of nasal endoscopy in the evaluation of nasal valve compromise and septoplasty.