Effect of steroids for nasal polyposis surgery: A placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind study
LARYNGOSCOPE, vol.125, no.9, pp.2041-2045, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- 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.