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Clinical Outcome Following Endoscopic Septoturbinal Surgeries for Rhinogenic Contact Point Headache: A Retrospective Analysis

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To assess the clinical outcome of endoscopic septoturbinal surgeries in patients with rhinogenic contact point headache. Retrospective audit of medical records. Retrospective audit of medical records of patients having undergone endoscopic surgical management for contact point headache between a period of May 2017 to May 2018 were included in the study. Patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery were excluded from the study. Pre operative pain score were compared with post operative pain score at interval of 1 month for 3 months consequently and at 1 year interval using Visual Analog scale (VAS). The difference between preoperative (mean 6.82) and post operative VAS pain scores after 1 month (mean 3.36), 2 months (mean 4.50), 3 months (mean 5.48), 1 year (mean 5.01) was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Contact point headache is an important clinical entity that might be missed during evaluation and management of refractory headache. Surgical management under endoscopic guidance can help to ensure removal of mucosal contact point and aid in the treatment of refractory headache as noted in our study.

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  1. Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, India

    Somu Lakshmanan, Urvashi Singh, Nufra Senopher Zaffrullah & Vinoth Manimaran

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Lakshmanan, S., Singh, U., Zaffrullah, N.S. et al. Clinical Outcome Following Endoscopic Septoturbinal Surgeries for Rhinogenic Contact Point Headache: A Retrospective Analysis. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74 (Suppl 2), 780–784 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-01825-w

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