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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2013

Endoscopic management of contact point headache in patients resistant to medical treatment.

Mohammad Sadeghi, Babak Saedi, Yasser Ghaderi

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A Comparative Study of CT Scan and Nasal Endoscopic Findings of Lateral Wall of Nose, in Headache of Rhinogenic Origin.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  3. In response to the 'Letter to the Editor' on the paper "Endoscopic surgical treatment for rhinogenic contact point headache: systematic review and meta-analysis".European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad SadeghiOtolaryngology Department, Otolaryngology Research Center, Imam Khomeini Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Bagherkhan Street, Chamran Highway, 141973141 Tehran, Iran.
Babak SaediOtolaryngology Department, Otolaryngology Research Center, Imam Khomeini Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Bagherkhan Street, Chamran Highway, 141973141 Tehran, Iran.
Yasser GhaderiTehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The existence and the best treatment for contact point headache is a controversial issue. Therefore, this study tried to evaluate the response of the patients with a rhinogenic headache who were resistant to medical treatment to endoscopic sinus surgery. Thirty patients who suffered from a unilateral headache or facial ache for at least 1 year and resistant to medical treatment were evaluated in this research. The existence of the contact point was confirmed in CT scan and in nasal endoscopy. Moreover, a positive Lidocaine test was another important factor for selecting patients. Endoscopic surgery was the common method of surgery in patients. After 1 year, the headache and nasal obstruction were assessed according to Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and compared to preoperative VAS. In 30 patients who entered this research, the average headache and nasal obstruction score according to VAS was 7.4 ± 1.4 and 7.9 ± 2.5, respectively. These values consequently decreased to 4.8 ± 2.3 and 3.73 ± 1.7 1 year after surgery, respectively. The overall response rate was 93.3 % and no major complications were seen in this series. If there is strong clinical suspicion and meticulous selection criteria, provided that other causes of headache have been ruled out, endoscopic management of the rhinogenic headache can be effective.

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Contact point headacheEndoscopic surgeryFacial painHeadacheMedical treatmentNasal obstructionRhinogenic headacheSinus surgery

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PMID24427689
PMCPMC3738803
OpenAlexW2059782693

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