Corticosteroid-eluting bioabsorbable stent or spacer insertion during endoscopic sinus surgery to treat chronic rhinosinusitis

The condition

Rhinosinusitis is when the air‑filled cavities of the face (the sinuses) become infected and inflamed. It can cause facial pain and tenderness, a blocked or runny nose, fever and headache. Acute rhinosinusitis frequently gets better with little or no treatment, but it can become long lasting (chronic). The symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis are usually treated with medicines such as painkillers, antibiotics and topical corticosteroids. If these don't work, then surgery may be needed to improve drainage from the sinuses.

NICE has looked at using corticosteroid-eluting bioabsorbable stent or spacer insertion during endoscopic sinus surgery as another treatment option.

NHS Choices may be a good place to find out more.