Table 5 Analysis of the endoscopic Lund-Kennedy score in the two study groups (preoperative and postoperative)
Group A (no septoplasty) (N = 84) | Group B (septoplasty) (N = 73) | Comparison between both groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preoperative | Postoperative | Preoperative | Postoperative | ||||||
Polyps | |||||||||
Absent | 17 | 20.2% | 74 | 88.1% | 14 | 32.6% | 66 | 90.4% | P1 = 0.106 P2 = 0.426 |
Retracted to MM | 33 | 39.3% | 10 | 11.9% | 36 | 49.3% | 7 | 9.6% | |
Extending to nasal cavity | 34 | 40.5% | 0 | 0% | 23 | 31.6% | 0 | 0% | |
Comparison preoperative versus Postoperative | P < 0.001* | P < 0.001* | |||||||
Edema | |||||||||
Absent | 19 | 22.6% | 58 | 69% | 0 | 0% | 65 | 89% | P1 = 0.183 P2 = 0.042* |
Mild-moderate edema | 65 | 77.4% | 26 | 31% | 65 | 8 | 11% | ||
Polypoid degeneration | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 11% | 0 | 0% | |
Comparison preoperative versus Postoperative | P < 0.001* | P < 0.001* | |||||||
Discharge | |||||||||
Absent | 25 | 29.8% | 24 | 28.6% | 43 | 58.9% | 36 | 49.3% | P1 < 0.001* P2 < 0.001* |
Hyaline | 41 | 48.8% | 43 | 51.2% | 21 | 28.8% | 21 | 28.8% | |
Thickened and/or muco-purulent | 18 | 21.4% | 17 | 20.2% | 9 | 12.3% | 16 | 21.9% | |
Comparison preoperative versus postoperative | 0.286 | 0.106 | |||||||