Efficacy of lidocaine with or without epinephrine in rigid nasal endoscopy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress may play a role in the pathophysiology of several diseases including allergic rhinitis (AR). In children with AR an antioxidant enzyme paraoxonase (PON1) has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate plasma PON1 activity and plasma total oxidant status (TOS)...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Ozkaya E,Akduman H,Erenberk U,Demir A,Dundaroz MR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ciliary epithelial cells in the paranasal sinuses produce nasal nitric oxide (NO) continuously and plays a variety of roles in the paranasal sinuses. The purpose of this study was to assess whether we can use the levels of nasal NO (nNO) and exhaled NO (eNO) as a tool for evaluation in chronic rhinosinus...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Jeong JH,Yoo HS,Lee SH,Kim KR,Yoon HJ,Kim SH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methods to improve the clinical efficacy of currently available antibiotics against multidrug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF) chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are greatly needed. Ivacaftor, a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator potentiator, was recently identified as having potentially...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Cho DY,Lim DJ,Mackey C,Skinner D,Zhang S,McCormick J,Woodworth BA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accountable care organizations (ACO) and alternative payment models are a sign of the change in reimbursement from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement. The focus of health care under ACOs is represented by the Triple Aim: to improve the experience of health care, improve the health of populations,...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Barry JY,McCrary HC,Kent S,Saleh AA,Chang EH,Chiu AG

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of rhinitis has been reported to be higher in urban areas. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of rhinitis in schoolchildren who lived on two islands in the Brazilian Amazon, including a rural island and an urban island, and to identify the associated risk factors. METHODS:Four hundred chi...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Freitas MS,de Córdoba Lanza F,Monteiro JC,Solé D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of endoscopic sinus surgery in chronic sinusitis is to create good drainage of the paranasal sinuses. Metal stents used to prevent lateralization of the middle concha are associated with adverse effects. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this experimental study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a ne...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Yaniv D,Shlosberg L,Flomenblit J,Frenklach G,Rath-Wolfson L,Yaniv E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:Diagnosis of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) is complicated because of the presence of fungi on mucosal surfaces of sinonasal passages. The objectives of this study were to define, using immunohistochemistry, lymphocyte populations associated with noninvasive fungal-related chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Ragab A,Samaka RM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of specific sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) against grass pollen allergens in patients >60 years of age with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) and/or asthma. This study sought to assess nasal symptoms during the grass pollen season, reduce medication use, and monit...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Bozek A,Kolodziejczyk K,Warkocka-Szoltysek B,Jarzab J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although nasal steroids are the mainstay treatments in nasal polyposis, up to one-half of patients do not respond and need surgical treatment. This study aimed to evaluate whether oxymetazoline administration produces any additive effect on nasal steroid therapy and whether rebound congestion develops after ...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Kirtsreesakul V,Khanuengkitkong T,Ruttanaphol S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasal obstruction is one of the most common presenting symptoms requiring medical attention at both the primary care physician and the otorhinolaryngologists' level. Nasal obstruction may be caused by anatomic, physiological, or neurologic factors. Complexity is added to this situation because, often, the causation ma...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Osborn JL,Sacks R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has a multifactorial etiology, with a debate about the role of inhalant allergy in the pathogenesis of CRS. OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the impact of allergy status on externalized paranasal sinuses after tumor resection to determine if a predisposition to inhalant allergy bro...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Ahmadi N,Christensen JM,Barham HP,Oakley GM,Sacks R,Harvey RJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) has been used in Asian countries for the treatment of various diseases. However, the mechanisms of liquid Panax ginseng (LG) on allergic inflammatory response in epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated human airway epithelial cells remain largely unclear. METHODS:MUC5AC, ...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Kim JH,Kang JW,Kim M,Lee DH,Kim H,Choi HS,Kim EJ,Chung IM,Chung IY,Yoon DY

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II is involved in T-cell activation, cytokine secretion, and induction of immune responses. Cytokines, staphylococcus super antigens, and eosinophil activation are proposed to play important roles in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD). OBJECTIVES:This...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Esmaeilzadeh H,Nabavi M,Amirzargar AA,Aryan Z,Arshi S,Bemanian MH,Fallahpour M,Mortazavi N,Rezaei N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gelsolin is an actin-binding protein with multiple cellular functions including apoptosis and is reported to be down-regulated in various cancers and premalignant lesions. The objective of this study was to identify gelsolin and caspase-3 expression in inverted papilloma (IP) and investigate the role of gels...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Cho JE,Park Wi,Kim DC,Kim HJ,Kim SW,Kang JM,Cho JH

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biofilm formation has been implicated as an etiologic factor in the development of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Nasal irrigation with surfactants including dilute baby shampoo have been proposed as an antibiofilm treatment for CRS patients. The effect of dilute baby shampoo on normal sinonasal mucosal funct...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Isaacs S,Fakhri S,Luong A,Whited C,Citardi MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between olfactory dysfunction (OD) and cognitive decline is becoming apparent in the emerging literature. However, the literature demonstrating a similar effect between gustatory dysfunction (GD) and cognition is not well established. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether OD and GD are independentl...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Churnin I,Qazi J,Fermin CR,Wilson JH,Payne SC,Mattos JL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical importance of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) and SCCA subclasses has not been established for treating inverted papilloma (IP). The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical importance of serum SCCA and its subclasses in IP, compared with maxillary squamous cell carcinoma and ...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Suzuki M,Deng Z,Hasegawa M,Uehara T,Kiyuna A,Maeda H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although nasal peak flow measurements have been proposed as a simple alternative method to assess nasal patency, which of nasal peak expiratory flow or nasal peak inspiratory flow (NPEF/NPIF) or the peak expiratory flow index or peak inspiratory flow index (PEFI/PIFI; the ratios between nasal and oral PEF or...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Kirtsreesakul V,Leelapong J,Ruttanaphol S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Activation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) by metformin, as a master regulator of metabolism, is involved in airway tissue remodeling. Here, we investigated the physical role of AMPK on cell migration, matrix contraction, and the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) in nasal ...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Um JY,Lee SA,Park JH,Shin JM,Park IH,Lee HM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis is an effective complement to a well-designed medical regimen. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is among the most common surgeries performed for sinonasal disease refractory to maximal medical therapy. Nasal surgery techniques, such as septoplasty and inferior turbinate surgery, m...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Higgins TS,Lane AP

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients report nasal congestion as the most bothersome seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) symptom. Measurement of this symptom in previous research has largely been based on subjective patient ratings. This study was designed to measure efficacy, onset, and duration of action of the corticosteroid mometasone ...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Salapatek AM,Patel P,Gopalan G,Varghese ST

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epiphora has a significant impact on the patient's quality of life and is commonly caused by nasolacrimal duct obstruction. Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) has traditionally been performed via an external approach, which involves a skin incision. With the advent of endoscopes, the endonasal approach to DCR has g...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Wong WK,Dean S,Nair S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking status has been established as a known irritant of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, leading to inflammation throughout the respiratory system. Tobacco smoking is one comorbidity encountered among chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients. The histopathologic features of CRS and comorbid smoking st...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Kuhar HN,Ganti A,Brown HJ,Gattuso P,Ghai R,Mahdavinia M,Batra PS,Tajudeen BA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing surgical competency in otolaryngology is challenging, and residency programs are now responsible for ensuring the surgical competency of their graduates. Therefore, more objective assessment tools are being incorporated into the evaluation process. Objective structured assessment of technical skill...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Obeid AA,Al-Qahtani KH,Ashraf M,Alghamdi FR,Marglani O,Alherabi A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Viral respiratory tract infections are associated with a significant burden of disease and represent one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The current Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the devastating toll that respiratory viruses have on humanity and the desperate need to u...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Yuen E,Gudis DA,Rowan NR,Nguyen SA,Schlosser RJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) affects 7% of asthmatics. Usual therapies are inadequate for asthma and/or nasal polyposis, leading to decreased quality of life. OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy of dupilumab in AERD patients with uncontrolled, chronic rhinosinusitis with n...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Mustafa SS,Vadamalai K,Scott B,Ramsey A

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) often fails because of recurrence of disease. So far, we do not know if specific cytokine profiles are linked to recurrence after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) or can predict recurrence. In this study we investigate the cytokine prof...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Van Zele T,Holtappels G,Gevaert P,Bachert C

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant frontal mucoceles, characterized by significant intracranial and/or intraorbital extension, can present with significant neurologic symptoms. Although typical mucoceles are managed endoscopically, giant mucoceles are often treated with an open or combined approach due to various concerns, including fro...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Stokken J,Wali E,Woodard T,Recinos PF,Sindwani R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The technical challenges of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) and the high risk of complications support the development of alternative modalities to train residents in these procedures. Virtual reality simulation is becoming a useful tool for training the skills necessary for minimally invasive surgery; howeve...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Varshney R,Frenkiel S,Nguyen LH,Young M,Del Maestro R,Zeitouni A,Tewfik MA,National Research Council Canada.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conclusive evidence exists that biofilms are present on the mucosa of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients. Less is known about the species constituting these biofilms. This study developed a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) protocol for characterization of bacterial and fungal biofilms in CRS. ME...

journal_title：American journal of rhinology & allergy

authors： Foreman A,Psaltis AJ,Tan LW,Wormald PJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00