BACKGROUND The nose and the bronchi belong, in anatomical and physiopathological terms, to the concept of united airways. Associations between upper and lower airways diseases have been demonstrated in allergic rhinitis and asthma, nasal polyposis (NP) and asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and more recently CRS/NP and bronchiectasis (BQ). OBJECTIV...

BACKGROUND Balloon sinus dilation (BSD) is an increasingly used tool in endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). The tissue-sparing nature of the instrumentation allows for properly selected patients to undergo office-based procedures under local anesthesia. METHODS This was an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved, prospective, 14-center trial. Patients (n = 203) requiring ESS for medically refra...

BACKGROUND The objective of this prospective, multicenter study was to assess 1-year changes in sinonasal symptoms and health care use after office-based multisinus balloon dilation. METHODS Adults diagnosed with chronic or recurrent acute rhinosinusitis per the 2007 adult sinusitis guidelines were enrolled in this Institutional Review Board-approved study. Balloon dilation of the maxillary s...

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a novel, self-cross-linked hyaluronic acid (HA) hydrogel compared with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) viscous foam in promoting healing when applied after ethmoidectomy. A prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial was performed. The study was performed by four surgeons operating in two community hospitals....

Introduction: Allergen immunotherapy is an effective treatment for allergic rhinitis. Conventional immunotherapy takesat least 5 to 6 months to reach the maintenance dosage; nonetheless, rush immunotherapy accelerates to reach the maintenance dose several months earlier. However, the safety and efficacy of this treatment has not been widely investigated. The objective of the present study...

Department of Building and Industrial Production Engineering, University CEU Cardenal Herrera Avda.Seminario s/n, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] (*corresponding author), web page: http://www.uchceu.es Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica de Vale...

OBJECTIVES In onco-hematological diseases, the incidence of paranasal sinuses infection dramatically increase and requires a combination of medical and surgical therapy. Balloon dilatation surgery (DS) is a minimally invasive, tissue preserving procedure. The study evaluates the results of DS for rhinosinusitis in immunocompromised patients. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted ...

To the Editor: Dr Garbutt and colleagues reported the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of adults with rhinosinusitis comparing a 10-day course of amoxicillin (1500 mg/d) with placebo administered in 3 doses per day. They concluded that the 10-day course of amoxicillin did not reduce symptoms after day 3 of treatment compared with placebo. However, the study has methodological l...

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