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A Case of Sinochoanal Polyp Originating From the Ethmoid Sinus [PDF]

Journal of Rhinology, 2023
A nasal polyp is a distinct mucosal pathology that obstructs the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, with various phenotypes and endotypes. Nasal polyps should be distinguished from inverted papillomas, squamous cell carcinomas, juvenile angiofibromas ...
Byung Hun Kim, Seongman Hong, Younil Jang, Jae Kyung Myung, Seok Hyun Cho   +4 more
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Sphenochoanal polyp in a child presented with recurrent middle ear effusion: a case report

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2023
Background Sphenochoanal is a rare benign sinu-nasal lesion. It arises from the sphenoid sinus and passes to the choana then to the nasopharynx. It usually presents with nasal obstruction, discharge, snoring, and headache.
Talal Aljeraisi
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Antimicrobial and Defense Proteins in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) presently remains a difficult disease to manage. Antimicrobial and defense proteins are important factors that could help characterize the role of microorganisms in CRSwNP ...
Rudolfs Janis Viksne, Gunta Sumeraga, Mara Pilmane   +2 more
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NASAL POLYPS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2018
Introduction: Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) is now undoubtedlythe procedure of choice for surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposis afterfailure of medical treatment. In order to present the formation of synechie nasal packing isperformed. Moreover, it also helps in supporting the process of wound healing and preventionof
Farhan Salam, Damish Arslan, Muhammad Salman Haider Qureshi, Ejaz Ahmad   +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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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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Biofilm Exoproteins From Staphylococcus Species Impede Re‐Epithelialization of Nasal Epithelial Cells During Wound Healing and Cease Ciliary Beat Frequency

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory disease with many different contributing factors, including bacterial infection. CRS patients are typically managed with medical therapies; however, these treatments frequently fail, leaving surgery as the only viable option.
Sintayehu Ambachew, Mahnaz Ramezanpour, Clare M. Cooksley, Emma F. Barry, Lindsay Durr, Kevin Aaron Fenix, P. J. Wormald, Alkis J. Psaltis, Sarah Vreugde   +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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