Balloon Catheter Dilation in Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Meta-analysis.

Vijay A Patel Daniel Columcille O'BrienJad RamadanMichele M Carr

Published in: American journal of rhinology & allergy (2020)

This work highlights a lack of published evidence regarding the role of BCD in pCRS. Two of the 3 included studies demonstrated the inferiority of BCD when compared to other standard surgical interventions, whereas meta-analysis was unable to detect any statistically significant difference between standard treatment regimens. Future scientific investigations are necessary to assess the comparative effectiveness of BCD in pCRS.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
systematic review
case control
meta analyses
physical activity
current status
randomized controlled trial
replacement therapy