Selective irrigation of the sinuses in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to medical therapy: A promising start

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-16

  Lavigne, François ^a,c   Tulic, Meri K ^b   Gagnon, Jacinthe ^a   Hamid, Qutayba ^b  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ORL Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Ethmoid irrigation; Sinus irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE PLUS GENTAMICIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GARASONE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ETHMOID SINUS; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LAVAGE; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NOSE CONGESTION; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; RHINOSINUSITIS; SELECTIVE PARANASAL SINUS IRRIGATION; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 2642580081     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2004.02146     Document Type: Article

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