Older Age Is Associated With Better Compliance With Follow-up in Taiwan After Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.

Background/aim: Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is frequently conducted for restoring sinus ventilation and function. Postoperative care is critical for success. However, loss to follow-up is disturbing.

Hyperdense findings in sinus computed tomography of chronic rhinosinusitis.

Background: Our study investigated the diagnostic value of the mineralization findings and high-density secretion features of sinus computed tomography (CT) images in cases of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) compared to histopathology and operative findings.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 193 patients consecutively enrolled for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Group 1 had mineralization in the sinus; group 2 had high-density secretions in the sinus but no mineralization; group 3 lacked both high-density secretions and evidence of mineralization.

Does chronic rhinosinusitis increase the risk of lung cancer? A population cohort study.

Background And Aims: Chronic rhinosinusitis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases of the upper airway. A previous study of chronic rhinosinusitis and the risks of lung cancer was based on a self-reported questionnaire concerning rhinosinusitis. Population-based cohort studies of the correlation between chronic rhinosinusitis and the adenocarcinoma subtype of lung cancer have been limited.

Can FESS combined with submucosal resection (SMR)/septoplasty reduce revision rate?

Objectives: Our study was designed to ascertain the outcomes of functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) combined with submucosal resection (SMR)/septoplasty in reducing FESS revision rates.

Study Design: Retrospective population-based study.

Setting: Academic tertiary medical center.

Objective measurements differ for perception of left and right nasal obstruction.

Objective: Nasal obstruction is one of the most common sensation complaints of nasal disease in clinical practice. It is a subjective sensation of nasal airflow. Objective assessment of nasal patency and nasal physiology includes the use of rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry.

Resolution of hydronephrosis due to massive mesenteric fibromatosis using cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors.

Mesenteric fibromatosis is currently a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of mesenteric fibromatosis in a 29-year-old man with a 2-month history of periumbilical fullness who was discovered to have an abdominal mass with hydronephrosis. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of hydronephrosis in a mesenteric fibromatosis with Gardner's syndrome, which was successfully treated with a cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitor without surgical removal of the mesenteric fibromatosis.