OBJECTIVES The pathogenesis of sinonasal polyposis remains unclear, in spite of several investigative approaches. Antrochoanal polyps, a subgroup of sinonasal polyposis along with allergic- and chronic-inflammatory nasal polyps, mostly originate from the maxillary sinus and develop as a unilateral, pedunculated mass towards the nasopharynx. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is discussed as a possi...

introduction: to evaluate the most sensitive symptom to predict early recurrence of nasal polyposis. prospective longitudinal cohort study. tertiary university referral center with accredited otorhinolaryngology residency programs.  materials and methods: in this prospective study, we evaluated 62 patients with diffuse nasal polyposis. all patients underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery....

introduction: the association between asthma and sinonasal disease has been established for years. as sinonasal disease is one of the factors that exacerbates asthma, effective treatment of this disorder may also improve and stabilize the asthmatic condition. this study examines the outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery (ess) on asthmatic patients with massive nasal polyposis.   materials and met...

Background Lesions of the sinonasal area are varied, but they mostly present as polypoid masses which require meticulous work-up to reach at the most probable diagnosis. Objective Analysis of polypoid sinonasal masses in terms of etiology, clinical presentations, brief demographic profile, clinico-histologic correlate where possible, and follow-up results. Method In this descriptive, longitudin...

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of underlying fungus in nose and paranasal sinuses in patients present with nasal polyposis. METHODOLOGY: A total of 324 patients presented with nasal polyps were included in this study. Data collected from all the patients admitted in ENT department with diagnosis of nasal polyposis. All the relevant information about their presenting symptoms was recorde...

A 15 year-old-male presented with concurrent sinonasal polyposis and anterior uveitis with cervical lymph node enlargement. Cervical lymph node biopsy confirmed Rosai-Dorfman disease. Though patient's eye symptoms did not respond well to topical corticosteroid treatment but he showed a remarkable regression in the size of nasal polyps and cervical lymph nodes after systemic corticosteroids. Int...

Dear Editor, Nasal polyp is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the sinonasal mucosa that is histologically characterized by infiltration of eosinophils and large quantities of extracellular edema. It causes considerable morbidity such as nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea and sleep disorders. Pathogenesis of nasal polyps is still debatable. Helicobacter pylori may play a role in the pathogenes...