Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

Service/Procedure Summary

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is used to treat a variety of sinus problems, including sinusitis and nasal polyps. It is performed using nasal endoscopes, which are tiny cameras inserted through the nostrils to avoid cutting the skin.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
137 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
252 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
66 days
583 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
137 days
208 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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200 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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180 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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28 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
35 days
250 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
47 days
69 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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63 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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42 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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23 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Sydney
113 days
458 days
Dartmouth
108 days
346 days
Halifax
139 days
323 days
Kentville
367 days
283 days
Glace Bay
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246 days
Kentville
426 days
223 days
Antigonish
66 days
200 days
Dartmouth
137 days
125 days
Amherst
767 days
82 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
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50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Timesort ascending
Kentville
153 days
169 days
Glace Bay
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165 days
Sydney
24 days
141 days
Halifax
78 days
139 days
Kentville
64 days
107 days
Dartmouth
26 days
94 days
Antigonish
35 days
61 days
Dartmouth
35 days
53 days
Amherst
161 days
34 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
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