A randomized controlled study evaluating medical treatment versus surgical treatment in addition to medical treatment of nasal polyposis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 224-228

  Blomqvist, Ebba Hedén ^a   Lundblad, Lars ^a   änggård, Anders ^a   Haraldsson, Per Olle ^a   Stjärne, Pär ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Endoscopy; Medical treatment; Nasal polyposis; Olfaction; Scoring; Sinus surgery; Staging; Surgical treatment; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SECRETION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMELLING; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0035113072     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.112124     Document Type: Article

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