Clinical and rhinoscintigraphic evaluation of oral macrolides in the management of sinonasal polyposis

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-470

  Aydin, Emine ^a   Ortapamuk, Hülya ^a   Korkmaz, Hakan ^a,b   Dursun, Engin ^a   Eryilmaz, Adil ^a   Saylam, Güleser ^a   Daǧli, Muharrem ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Macrolide; Nasal polyp; Nasal polyposis; Rhinoscintigraphy; Sinonasal polyp

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; MANAGEMENT; TECHNETIUM;

MACROLIDE; NASAL POLYP; NASAL POLYPOSIS; RHINOSCINTIGRAPHY; SINONASAL POLYP;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

MACROLIDE; MACROSALB TC 99M; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NOSE POLYP; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 54749143158     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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