Medical therapy vs surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: A prospective, multi-institutional study

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Smith, Timothy L ^a   Kern, Robert C ^b   Palmer, James N ^c   Schlosser, Rodney J ^d   Chandra, Rakesh K ^b   Chiu, Alexander G ^e   Conley, David ^b   Mace, Jess C ^a   Fu, Rongwei F ^a   Stankiewicz, James A ^f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Endoscopy; Outcomes; Sinusitis; Surgery; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABSENTEEISM; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ABSENTEEISM; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STEROIDS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861141315     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.20063     Document Type: Article

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