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ReviewLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2025

Systematic Review of Granulomatous Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Management.

Abdulsalam Baqays, Sarah Almutawa, Razan Alsabti, Luluh Alsughayer, Sandra Campbell, Nassr Almaflehi, Hussain Albaharana, Saad Alsaleh

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Review in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Abdulsalam BaqaysOtolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Department, College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7223-4880
Sarah AlmutawaCollege of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Razan AlsabtiFamily Medicine Department King Faisal Specialist Hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Luluh AlsughayerCollege of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Sandra CampbellJohn W. Scott Health Sciences Library University of Alberta Edmonton Canada.
Nassr AlmaflehiDepartment of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Hussain AlbaharanaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Qatif Central Hospital Qatif Saudi Arabia.
Saad AlsalehOtolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Department, College of Medicine King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-2098

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Granulomatous invasive fungal sinusitis (GIFS) affects immunocompetent individuals. There is ongoing debate over whether surgery, antifungal medication, or a combined approach is the best treatment. This article summarizes reports about GIFS and its management. Methods: Eight search engines, gray literature, and review articles were searched. Two independent reviewer groups screened the eligibility of articles. An independent reviewer solved disagreements. Exclusion criteria included non-English language reports, papers with unavailable full-texts, reviews, publications before 1980, and studies lacking information about GIFS management. Results: Of the 279 identified articles, 41 studies were included ( Conclusion: Sinonasal GIFS with skull-base/intracranial extension is associated with higher mortality rates. The superiority of the endoscopic debulking and voriconazole protocol in managing these cases warrants further investigation. Level of Evidence: Level 4.

Indexed as

chronic granulomatous invasive fungal sinusitischronic indolent granulomatous fungal sinusitisgranulomatous invasive fungal sinusitisparanasal sinus diseasesinusitis

Identifiers

PMID39866555
PMCPMC11761710

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