Nasal microorganisms, exfoliated cells, nasal secretions, fetal microorganisms and blood were collected from patients with chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps before medication. Nasal polyp tissues of the patients were clamped for pathologic biopsy in the outpatient clinic. Methylprednisolone was then administered to the patients for 17 days, and the nasal microbial changes were observed after the administration of the drug. Patients underwent surgical treatment after the administration of the drug, and postoperative patients were followed up for a long period of time until polyp recurrence. During the follow-up, the microorganisms in the patients' postoperative nasal cavities were collected and the postoperative microbial changes were recorded
In this study, we retrospectively collected pathologic paraffin specimens and patient information from previous cases of sinusitis with nasal polyps, and prospectively collected specimens from newly enrolled patients with nasal polyps.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Take glucocorticosteroid at once in the morning and use the following course of treatment: 6 tablets/day for 7 days-- 5 tablets/day for 2 days-- 4 tablets/day for 2 days-- 3 tablets/day for 2 days-- 2 tablets/day for 2 days-- 1 tablets/day for 2 days--surgery
Nasal polyp size after glucocorticosteroid
Patients who did not have a reduction of more than 1 polyp score based on the NPSS system after glucocorticoid therapy were defined as glucocorticoid nonresponders
Time frame: 17days
endoscopic evidence of returned polyposis
endoscopic evidence of returned polyposis, together with 1 or more bothersome symptoms (nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, headache/facial pain, smell abnormalities, and sleep disturbance/fatigue) lasting at least 1 week even after receiving appropriate intranasal GC treatment
Time frame: 3 years
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