APPROACH TO UNCINECTOMY BY SWING DOOR TECHNIQUE VS STANDARD TECHNIQUE – A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: Uncinectomy is the most important step in endoscopic sinus surgery which can be performed by various methods. The present study aimed to compare the results and complications of performing uncinectomy and middle meatus antrostomy using the standard and swing door techniques during FESS. Methods: In this study, 50 patients of both gender (aged 18–50 years) suffering from chronic maxillary sinusitis underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) from January 2019 to December 2019 at a tertiary care centre. The patients were divided on random basis into two groups of 25. Group Apatients underwent uncinectomy using standard technique while Group B underwent uncinectomy using swing door technique. Results:The mean VAS scores for Group Aand Group B were 78.50 ± 16.63 and 80.58 ± 14.34, respectively, suggesting that Group B patients have better symptomatic improvement. No major complications were observed in both groups. At the end of Week 2, minor complications were observed in 8 (26.7%) of the patients from Group Aand 2 (6.7%) from Group B. By the sixth week, the minor complication rate was 1 (3.3%) and 0 in Group A and Group B, respectively. When compared statistically during the second week using chi-square test, the difference in minor complication rate was found to be statistically signicant (p < 0.05, 2 = 4.81), with lower incidence of complications in Group B. Conclusion: Uncinectomy performed by swing door technique produces better postoperative results, with lesser complications, when compared to the standard technique.