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Text: To compare the extent of bleeding and patient discomfort during packing removal of three different polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) packs : 1) a standard PVA sponge (s-PVA) (Mondocel Standard 10 cm ; Mondomed NV, Hamont-Achel, Belgium) ; 2) a PVA sponge with oxidized cellulose (oc-PVA) (Merocel Hemox 10 cm ; Medtronic Xomed Surgical Products, Jacksonville, FL) ; and 3) a PVA sponge with polyethylene film (pf-PVA) (Merocel 2000 8 cm ; Medtronic Xomed Surgical Products, Jacksonville, FL), after functional endoscopic sinus surgery and inferior turbinoplasty.