Xylitol nasal irrigation in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis: A pilot study

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2468-2472

  Weissman, Joshua D ^a   Fernandez, Francisca ^a   Hwang, Peter H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic rhinosinusitis; Level of Evidence: 1b.; nasal irrigation; saline; SNOT 20; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLITOL;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NASAL LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINOSINUSITIS; SINO NASAL OUTCOME TEST 20; STINGING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL LAVAGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; XYLITOL;

EID: 80055035778     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.22176     Document Type: Article

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