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Springer, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 6(278), p. 1743-1753, 2021

DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-06724-6

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Endoscopic surgical treatment for rhinogenic contact point headache: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abstract

Abstract Purpose This meta-analysis study was designed to analyze endoscopic surgery’s role in treating rhinogenic contact point headache. Methods We performed a comprehensive review of the last 20 years’ English language regarding Rhinogenic contact point headache and endoscopic surgery. We included the analysis papers reporting post-operative outcomes through the Visual Analogue Scale or the Migraine Disability Assessment scale. Results We provided 18 articles for a total of 978 RCPH patients. While 777 (81.1%) subjects underwent functional nasal surgery for RCPH, 201 patients (20.9%) were medically treated. A significant decrease from the VAS score of 7.3 ± 1.5 to 2.7 ± 1.8 was recorded (p < 0.0001). At quantitative analysis on 660 patients (11 papers), surgical treatment demonstrated significantly better post-operative scores than medical (p < 0.0001). Conclusion At comparison, surgical treatment in patients with rhinogenic contact points exhibited significantly better values at short-term, medium-term, and long term follow up. Endoscopic surgery should be proposed as the choice method in approaching the symptomatic patient.