Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the study cohort
Clinical characteristics
All patients
Limited surgery (n = 21) Wide opening surgery (n = 21)
p-value
Female, n (%) 21 (50%) 11 (52.4%) 10 (47.6%) 0.76
Mean age (years) 49.9 ± 15.8 51.6 ± 14.8 48.2 ± 16.9 0.44
Asthma* 3 (7.1%) 0 (0 %) 3 (14.3%) 0.07
Allergic rhinitis 10 (23.8%) 4 (19.0%) 6 (28.6%) 0.47
Smoking 11 (26.2%) 4 (19.0%) 7 (33.3%) 0.57
Disease severity
Lund-Mackay score 4.3 ± 2.3 2.6 ± 1.5 6.1 ± 1.8 < 0.001
Lund-Kennedy score
2.6 ± 1.5
1.8 ± 1.1
3.5 ± 1.3
< 0.001
CRS types, n (%)
CRSsNP 33 (78.6%) 16 (76.2%) 17 (81.0%) 0.71
CRSwNP 9(21.4%) 5 (23.8%) 4 (19.0%)
Side of disease, n (%)
Right 19 (45.2%) 7 (33.3%) 12 (57.1%) 0.12
Left 23 (54.8%) 14 (66.7.0%) 9 (42.9%)
Data are presented as mean or as number (%). Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed) was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test and or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. ( * Fisher’s exact test.) p < 0.05 indicates significant difference between 2 groups. CRSsNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps ; CT = Computer tomography. Data are presented as mean or as number (%). Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed) was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test and or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. ( * Fisher’s exact test.) p < 0.05 indicates significant difference between 2 groups. CRSsNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps ; CT = Computer tomography. Data are presented as mean or as number (%). Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed) was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test and or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. ( * Fisher’s exact test.) p < 0.05 indicates significant difference between 2 groups. CRSsNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps ; CT = Computer tomography. Data are presented as mean or as number (%). Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed) was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test and or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. ( * Fisher’s exact test.) p < 0.05 indicates significant difference between 2 groups. CRSsNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps ; CT = Computer tomography. Data are presented as mean or as number (%). Mann-Whitney U test (2-tailed) was used for continuous variables. Chi-square test and or Fisher’s exact test were used for categorical variables. ( * Fisher’s exact test.) p < 0.05 indicates significant difference between 2 groups. CRSsNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps; CRSwNP = Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps ; CT = Computer tomography.