Efficacy and Safety of Budesonide Inhalation Suspension for the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyposis.

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis was made on the basis of symptoms of rhinosinusitis (nasal obstruction, rhinorhea, loss of smell, and headache/facial pain) for at least 12 weeks, confirmed by abnormalities in all sinuses on computed tomography (CT) scan. The diagnosis of CRSwNP was based on the standard criteria issued in the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps guidelines. * Bilateral nasal polyps were present and endoscopic biopsy demonstrated eosinophilic polyposis. Patients were not recruited who had large polyps (total Kennedy score＝6). Exclusion Criteria: * a previous oral corticosteroid treatment. * recent sinus surgery * ASA intolerance * cystic fibrosis * pregnancy * serious or unstable concurrent disease or psychological disorder.