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Med Sur 2000; 7 (3)

Nasal polyposis

Fajardo DG, Gutiérrez MJÁ, Gutiérrez MLM

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 106-109
PDF size: 64.29 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Nasal polyps are a inflammatory condition of the nasal mucosa and paranasal sinuses. It exist a genetic predisposition to maintain an inflammatory stage of the mucosa. The polyps have been associated to different systemic and local diseases such as cystic fibrosis, asthma, rhinitis and rhinosinusitis among others. There’s no major incidence of nasal polyps between allergic patients and no allergic patients. The study of the patient most include nasal endoscopy and CT scan. The medical treatment consist in oral and local steroids, when it fails endoscopic polypectomy with the shaver have to be performed.


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