OBJECTIVES: This study aims to discuss the efficacy of the surgical method performed in patients with choanal polyp in the light of the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 76 patients (42 males, 34 females; mean age 25.36 years; range 7 to 73 years) diagnosed with choanal polyp in the sinonasal region between January 2005 and December 2013 in the otorhinolaryngology clinic of Kocaeli University. Age, sex, and presenting complaints of the patients, as well as the characteristics of the polyps (localization, direction) were retrospectively investigated. RESULTS: The majority (98.68%) of the patients with choanal polyp presented with nasal obstruction, followed by snoring, sleeping with the mouth open (25.0%), and nasal discharge (21.05%). According to their localizations, the origin of the polyps was the maxillary sinus in 65 patients, sphenoid sinus in six patients, middle turbinate in two patients, septum in two patients, and ethmoid sinus in one patient. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic approach is a safe and effective procedure for choanal polyp treatment. There was no significant difference between the success rates of the endoscopic approach and combined approaches.
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to discuss the efficacy of the surgical method performed in patients with choanal polyp in the light of the literature. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study included 76 patients (42 males, 34 females; mean age 25.36 years; range 7 to 73 years) diagnosed with choanal polyp in the sinonasal region between January 2005 and December 2013 in the otorhinolaryngology clinic of Kocaeli University. Age, sex, and presenting complaints of the patients, as well as the characteristics of the polyps (localization, direction) were retrospectively investigated. RESULTS: The majority (98.68%) of the patients with choanal polyp presented with nasal obstruction, followed by snoring, sleeping with the mouth open (25.0%), and nasal discharge (21.05%). According to their localizations, the origin of the polyps was the maxillary sinus in 65 patients, sphenoid sinus in six patients, middle turbinate in two patients, septum in two patients, and ethmoid sinus in one patient. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic approach is a safe and effective procedure for choanal polyp treatment. There was no significant difference between the success rates of the endoscopic approach and combined approaches.