The impact of bilateral endoscopic inferior turbinoplasty with or without adenoidectomy on the quality of life of children: a retrospective case series study

Table 2 Previous studies on the change in QOL after inferior turbinate surgery using validated instruments

	Design	N	Intervention	Follow-up (months)	QOL Measures
Langille 2011 [7]	Retrospective	46	IT^a ± Ad	3–38	GCBI
Montgomery 2011 [5]	Retrospective	47	Submucosal diathermy	35–73	GCBI
Simeon 2010 [4]	Prospective	9	Coblation reduction	1–6	PRQLQ
Manzi 2017 [8]	Retrospective	43	IT^a	1–24	SN-5

GCBI Glasgow Children’s Benefit Inventory. PRQLQ Pediatric and Adolescent Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire. SN-5 Sinus and Nasal QOL Survey
^aMicrodebrider-assisted submucosal reduction with outfracturing

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