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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 ?
367 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
346 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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279 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
367 days
266 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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227 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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539 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facilitysort ascending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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---
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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86 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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---
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
79 days
85 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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68 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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287 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
September 1 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
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David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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Philip L Curry
Sydney
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---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
98 days
181 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
98 days
181 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
263 days
222 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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566 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
206 days
236 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
539 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
213 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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480 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
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---
John Scott
Dartmouth
113 days
161 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
140 days
182 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
157 days
227 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Ivan Brodarec
Yarmouth
---
---
David A Kirkpatrick
Halifax
---
---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
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---
Philip L Curry
Sydney
---
---
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
49 days
163 days
Hisham Ali Wasl
Sydney
49 days
163 days
Neil Clifton
Antigonish
28 days
83 days
Magdalena Kujath
Kentville
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411 days
Emad A Massoud
Halifax
71 days
119 days
Blair Williams
Sydney
---
322 days
Benjamin A Taylor
Kentville
---
163 days
Richard L Balys
Dartmouth
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255 days
Paul Hong
Halifax
---
---
John Scott
Dartmouth
48 days
28 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
10 days
141 days
Andrew Neil Smith
Dartmouth
37 days
182 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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