Hyperresponsiveness of Lower Airway Before and After Nasal Surgery in Chronic Sinusitis Patients with Nasal Polyps

• Published in: JIBI INKOKA TEMBO Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 539 - 545
• Main Authors: Usui Nobuo, Watanabe Mituhiro, Hara Toshiaki, Ogoshi Toshio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Society of Oto-rhino-laryngology Tokyo 1997; 耳鼻咽喉科展望会
• Subjects: hyperresponsiveness; lower airway; nasal polyp; nasal surgery; 下気道; 過敏性; 鼻内手術; 鼻茸
• ISSN: 0386-9687; 1883-6429
• DOI: 10.11453/orltokyo1958.40.539

The purpose of this study is to evaluate lower airway hyperresponsiveness in chronic sinusitis patients with nasal polyps before and after nasal surgery (nasal polypectomy and endonasal sinus surgery), and to assess the effect of inhalation of methacholine through nose on the hyperresponsiveness of...