Effect of steroids for nasal polyposis surgery: A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study


ECEVİT M. C., ERDAĞ T. K., DOĞAN E., SÜTAY S.

LARYNGOSCOPE, vol.125, no.9, pp.2041-2045, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 125 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/lary.25352
  • Journal Name: LARYNGOSCOPE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2041-2045
  • Keywords: Nasal polyps, endoscopic sinus surgery, corticosteroids, N-butanol olfactory threshold, PNIF, operative bleeding, complication, operative field visibility, randomized controlled trial, double blind, ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY, RESIDENCY TRAINING-PROGRAM, CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, SINONASAL POLYPOSIS, COMPLICATIONS, INFLAMMATION, EFFICACY, THERAPY, SMELL
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives/HypothesisAlthough medical intervention is the first option for treatment of nasal polyps, surgery is still a therapeutic option for symptomatic cases that do not respond or partially respond to medical intervention. However, there is a need for high-level evidence for the preoperative use of steroids in nasal polyposis surgery. We aimed to assess the perioperative effect of preoperative use of oral prednisolone for advanced-stage diffuse nasal polyposis.