2020
Medicare Reimbursement for Balloon Catheter Dilations Among Surgeons Performing High Volumes of the Procedures to Treat Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Kasle DA, Torabi SJ, Narwani V, Manes RP. Medicare Reimbursement for Balloon Catheter Dilations Among Surgeons Performing High Volumes of the Procedures to Treat Chronic Rhinosinusitis. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2020, 146: 264-269. PMID: 31971549, PMCID: PMC6990810, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2019.4357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon catheter dilationCatheter dilationChronic rhinosinusitisENT surgeonsEndoscopic sinus surgeryPercentage of proceduresMedicare Part B National Summary Data FilesRetrospective reviewCostly conditionSurgical interventionSinus surgeryBalloon catheterThroat surgeonsInvasive alternativeParanasal sinusesMedian numberMAIN OUTCOMEMedicare populationMedical treatmentMedicare Provider UtilizationProcedure volumeOverall reimbursementRhinosinusitisSurgeonsPhysicians
2015
Comparison of intranasal fluticasone spray, budesonide atomizer, and budesonide respules in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis after endoscopic sinus surgery
Neubauer PD, Schwam ZG, Manes RP. Comparison of intranasal fluticasone spray, budesonide atomizer, and budesonide respules in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis after endoscopic sinus surgery. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2015, 6: 233-237. PMID: 26679480, DOI: 10.1002/alr.21688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic sinus surgeryLund-Kennedy scoresMucosal atomization deviceNasal steroidsPrimary endpointChronic rhinosinusitisSNOT-22Sinus surgeryGroup BGroup AGroup CPrevious endoscopic sinus surgeryTertiary care centerNasal Outcome TestFluticasone nasal sprayManagement of patientsSignificant greater reductionC. Group CGreater reductionFluticasone sprayNasal polyposisAspirin sensitivityLabel useNasal sprayCare centerSuperior oblique palsy: A complication of endoscopic sinus surgery
Lin JS, Liu TT, Manes RP, Galvin JA. Superior oblique palsy: A complication of endoscopic sinus surgery. Journal Of American Association For Pediatric Ophthalmology And Strabismus 2015, 19: 180-181. PMID: 25838175, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Utility of novel 3‐dimensional stereoscopic vision system for endoscopic sinonasal and skull‐base surgery
Manes RP, Barnett S, Batra PS. Utility of novel 3‐dimensional stereoscopic vision system for endoscopic sinonasal and skull‐base surgery. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2011, 1: 191-197. PMID: 22287372, DOI: 10.1002/alr.20012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompleteness of surgerySkull base surgeryEndoscopic sinonasalTumor resectionAnterior skull base tumor resectionsTertiary care academic medical centerSkull base tumor resectionAllergic fungal rhinosinusitisAcademic medical centerOptic nervePatient seriesFungal rhinosinusitisMean ageFemale ratioPotential complicationsAdditional interventionsIndependent surgeonsMedical CenterSurgeryFrontal cellsSurgical paradigmComplicationsPilot studySinonasalASB reconstruction