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Endoscopic Septoplasty with Limited Two-line Resection: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Septal Deviation
Published on: June 20, 2018
[Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on asthmatic patients with chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps]
Su-ling Hong1, Jiang-ju Huang, Yu-cheng Yang
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The First Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. yangyucheng74@hotmail.com
Objectives:
To explore the effect of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and asthma.
Methods:
Forty-two patients with asthma who underwent ESS and control group were investigated. Interleukin-4 (IL-4), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) and soluble CD23 (sCD23) levels in culture supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Results:
Of these 42 patients 32 (76%), their asthma was relieved greatly after ESS comparing with that before ESS. 14 of 21 patients (67%) taken regular medication for asthma before ESS reported that less medicine was used after operation.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrates that ESS has a favorable effect on asthma in patients with symptomatic chronic sinusitis.
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