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Nasal cytology as a reliable non-invasive procedure to phenotype patients with type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

World Allergy Organization Journal, 2022
Background: The identification of type-2 inflammation in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) acquires a crucial role in the endotypization needed for selecting patients for biological drugs targeting type-2 inflammation: to ...
Giovanni Paoletti, MD, Luca Malvezzi, MD, Anna Maria Riccio, BSc, Desideria Descalzi, BSc, Francesca Pirola, MD, Elena Russo, MD, Laura De Ferrari, BSc, Francesca Racca, MD, Sebastian Ferri, MD, Maria Rita Messina, MD, Francesca Puggioni, MD, Emanuele Nappi, MD, Diego Bagnasco, MD, Frank Rikki Canevari, MD, Fabio Grizzi, BSc, Giuseppe Mercante, MD, Giuseppe Spriano, MD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Enrico Heffler, MD   +18 more
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A Case of Choanal Polyp Originating From the Superior Nasal Concha

Medicine Science, 2013
Almost all nasal polyps orginate from the mucosa of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity or from the paranasal sinuses. Diagnosis of a choanal polyp is made by endoscopic and radiologic examinations.
Mehmet Kelles, Israfil Orhan, Selman Sarica, Mehmet Fatih Inci   +3 more
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Medical treatment of nasal polyps: a review [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2014
Nasal polyp is macroscopic edematous mass and it is a most common nasal complaint of the patients. The exact etiology is still unknown and controversial, but the main causes are assumed to be the inflammatory conditions and allergy.
Mohammad Saleh Soltankhah, Mohammad Reza Majidi, Shahaboddin Shabani   +2 more
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Nattokinase, profibrinolytic enzyme, effectively shrinks the nasal polyp tissue and decreases viscosity of mucus

Allergology International, 2017
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is often comorbid with asthma and resistant to therapeutic interventions. We recently reported that excessive fibrin deposition caused by impairment of fibrinolysis might play pivotal role in ...
Tetsuji Takabayashi, Yoshimasa Imoto, Masafumi Sakashita, Yukinori Kato, Takahiro Tokunaga, Kanako Yoshida, Norihiko Narita, Tamotsu Ishizuka, Shigeharu Fujieda   +8 more
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Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 in recurrent chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) is involved in the upper airway remodeling process. We hypothesized that MMP had an additive effect on the formation of recurrent nasal polyp.
Ling-Feng Wang, Chen-Yu Chien, Feng-Yu Chiang, Chee-Yin Chai, Chih-Feng Tai   +4 more
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Case Series of Antrovestibular Polyp: An Unusual Growth of Antral Polyp Toward the Nasal Vestibule Through the Anterior Fontanelle [PDF]

Journal of Rhinology, 2020
Background and Objectives This case series is aimed to introduce a new term, antrovestibular polyp (AVP), for an antral polyp herniating anteriorly toward the nasal vestibule and to describe an antral polyp direction of growth through the anterior and ...
Goun Choe, January E. Gelera, Jeong-Whun Kim   +2 more
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Effect of prostaglandin D2 on VEGF release by nasal polyp fibroblasts

Allergology International, 2016
Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to be associated with the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). VEGF is produced by a variety of cells including fibroblasts.
Kengo Kanai, Mitsuhiro Okano, Tazuko Fujiwara, Shin Kariya, Takenori Haruna, Ryotaro Omichi, Sei-ichiro Makihara, Yuji Hirata, Kazunori Nishizaki   +8 more
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Role of endoscopic surgery in management of nasal polyps [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Aims: The aims of the present study were to identify the type and origin of the nasal polyps, to accomplish complete removal of the nasal polyps and to establish natural drainage of the sinuses. Methods and Material: A prospective study on 44 fresh cases
Kiran A. Deshmukh, Pallavi K. Deshmukh, Yatiraj Singi, V.S. Patil, Shivaji S.Patil   +4 more
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The influence of nasal microbiome diversity and inflammatory patterns on the prognosis of nasal polyps

Scientific Reports, 2021
To understand the inflammatory microenvironment and microbiome factors for prognosis of chronic rhinosinusitis with polyps (CRSwNP), we explored the difference in characteristics of the microbiome of the nasal sinuses and inflammatory cytokines between ...
Weigang Gan, Hongting Zhang, Fengjuan Yang, Shixi Liu, Feng Liu, Juan Meng   +5 more
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Rinosinusitis Kronis dengan Polip Nasal Inflamatori Bilateral serta Elongated Unsinatus

Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2023
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as chronic inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses with two or more symptoms, one of which can be nasal congestion/obstruction/congestion or rhinorrhea (anterior/postnasal drip), and/or with facial pain ...
Bestari Jaka Budiman, Dolly Irfandy, Mohd Redza Qurniawan   +2 more
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