COVID-19 and rhinological surgery

doi:10.1016/j.otot.2022.04.005

. 2022 Jun;33(2):103-111.

doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2022.04.005. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

COVID-19 and rhinological surgery

Rushi Patel¹, Christina H Fang², Jordon G Grube³, Jean Anderson Eloy^{1

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7}, Wayne D Hsueh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
³ Division of Otolaryngology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
⁴ Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁵ Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁷ Department of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center - RWJ Barnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey.

PMID: 35502266
PMCID: PMC9046134
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2022.04.005

COVID-19 and rhinological surgery

Rushi Patel et al. Oper Tech Otolayngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;33(2):103-111.

doi: 10.1016/j.otot.2022.04.005. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

Authors

Rushi Patel¹, Christina H Fang², Jordon G Grube³, Jean Anderson Eloy^{1

4

5

6

7}, Wayne D Hsueh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
² Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
³ Division of Otolaryngology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York.
⁴ Center for Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁵ Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁶ Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey.
⁷ Department of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Saint Barnabas Medical Center - RWJ Barnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey.

PMID: 35502266
PMCID: PMC9046134
DOI: 10.1016/j.otot.2022.04.005

Abstract

The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused disruptions in the normal patient care workflow, necessitating adaptations within the healthcare profession. The objective of this article is to outline some of these adaptations and considerations necessitated by COVID-19 within the subspeciality of rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery.

Keywords: COVID-19; Endoscopic skull base surgery; Pandemic; Rhinologic surgery.

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**Figure 1**
Endoscopy mask. Reprinted with permission.

**Figure 2**
Computed tomography scans for each patient in clinical series. All patients had anosmia secondary to COVID-19. Each number reflects a different patient from the clinical series. Reprinted with permission.

**Figure 3**
Computed tomography images of the olfactory cleft of patients in the control, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP), and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis (CRSw/oNP) groups. The top panel is images from the control group, middle panel from the CRSwNP group, and bottom panel from the CRSw/oNP group. Reprinted with permission.

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[1] Gengler I, Wang JC, Speth MM, et al. Sinonasal pathophysiology of SARS-CoV -2 and COVID -19: A systematic review of the current evidence. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2020;5:354–359. doi: 10.1002/lio2.384. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Gengler I, Wang JC, Speth MM, et al. Sinonasal pathophysiology of SARS-CoV -2 and COVID -19: A systematic review of the current evidence. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2020;5:354–359. doi: 10.1002/lio2.384. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Davis ME, Yan CH. Coronavirus disease-19 and rhinology/facial plastics. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020;53:1139–1151. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Davis ME, Yan CH. Coronavirus disease-19 and rhinology/facial plastics. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2020;53:1139–1151. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, et al. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Rhinosinusitis 2021. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2021;11:213–739. doi: 10.1002/alr.22741. - DOI - PubMed

[6] Orlandi RR, Kingdom TT, Smith TL, et al. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Rhinosinusitis 2021. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 2021;11:213–739. doi: 10.1002/alr.22741. - DOI - PubMed

[7] Setzen M, Svider PF, Pollock K. COVID-19 and rhinology: A look at the future. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020;41 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102491. 2020/05/01/ - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Setzen M, Svider PF, Pollock K. COVID-19 and rhinology: A look at the future. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020;41 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102491. 2020/05/01/ - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Anagiotos A, Petrikkos G. Otolaryngology in the COVID-19 pandemic era: The impact on our clinical practice. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2021;278(3):629–636. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Anagiotos A, Petrikkos G. Otolaryngology in the COVID-19 pandemic era: The impact on our clinical practice. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 2021;278(3):629–636. - PMC - PubMed

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