Milap D Raikundalia, Ryan J Huang, Lyndon Chan, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, James Merchant, Ralph Abi Hachem, Patrick J Codd, Ali R Zomorodi, Jordan I Teitelbaum, Bradley J Goldstein, David W Jang
OBJECTIVE: To assess olfactory outcomes as measured by an olfactory-specific quality of life (QOL) questionnaire in patients undergoing EESBS for sellar lesions. DESIGN: Retrospective case series. SETTING: Tertiary academic medical center. PARTICIPANTS: In total, 36 patients undergoing EESBS for lesions limited to the sella were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The following were performed before and three months after surgery: 22-Item Sinonasal Outcomes Test (SNOT-22), University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT), and the Assessment of Self-reported Olfactory Functioning (ASOF), which has three domains: subjective olfactory capability scale (SOC), smell-related problems (SRP), and olfactory-related quality of life (ORQ)...
2021: Allergy & Rhinology