Article
Factors influencing the need for endoscopic sinus surgery in adult patients with cystic fibrosis.
American journal of rhinology & allergy - 1 Jan 2017
Brook Christopher D, Maxfield Alice Z, Ahmed Hena, Sedaghat Ahmad R, Holbrook Eric H, Gray Stacey T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Risk factors in adult patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) associated with surgical intervention have not been delineated. OBJECTIVE: To identify characteristics of adult patients with CF and with chronic rhinosinusitis that predict surgical intervention with endoscopic sinus surgery (E...
Topics
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- Endoscopy
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Mutation
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Surgical Procedures
- Paranasal Sinuses
- Rhinitis
- Risk
- Sinusitis