Nasal nitric oxide in relation to quality-of-life improvements after endoscopic sinus surgery.

CONCLUSION: The nNO levels in patients with CRS increased and reached a plateau after sinus surgery for both groups. Under similar subjective disease severity, the CRSsNP group had higher preoperative nNO levels and maintained a continuously longer rise before reaching a steady level after surgery. For both CRS groups, a higher initial nNO level brought better quality-of-life improvements and could be provided as a preoperative prognostic indicator. PMID: 26637567 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - November 1, 2015 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Fu CH, Huang CC, Chen YW, Chang PH, Lee TJ Tags: Am J Rhinol Allergy Source Type: research