Symptomatic Improvement in Patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Following Laser Turbinate Surgery.
- Author:
Mi Hyang PARK
1
;
Woo Kyung CHUNG
;
Woon Kyo CHUNG
;
Soon Kwan HONG
;
Ki Nam JIN
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Allergic rhinitis;
Laser surgery
- MeSH:
Allergens;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Internship and Residency;
Laser Therapy;
Lasers, Gas;
Nasal Obstruction;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Rhinitis*;
Sneezing;
Turbinates*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1997;40(1):103-108
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Laser surgery of allergic rhinitis has been reported to be successful by several authors, but there has been little study on factors that may help the physician select patients who are likely to respond to surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the factors that influence the surgical outcome of laser surgery for allergic rhinitis patients. We analyzed the data from questionnaire in 211 patients who were diagnosed as perennial allergic rhinitis and underwent CO2 laser surgery in our department from October 1993 to October 1995. All nasal symptoms including nasal obstruction, watery rhinorrhea and sneezing were significantly improved. Improvement rates do not differ according to the number of surgery, follow-up period, number of positive allergens and residency type. The results of this study suggest that laser surgery might improve nasal symptoms in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis. There was no significant difference in improvement rate in terms of both number of surgery and follow-up period.
