Hypothesis: Balloon dilation procedures are comparable in clinical efficacy to traditional functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) techniques involving tissue removal.
Correspondence: Peter H. Hwang, MD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801 Welch Rd, Stanford, CA 94305 (phwang@ohns.stanford.edu).
Submitted for Publication: May 8; final revision received July 21, 2012; accepted September 4, 2012.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.