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Science articlesThe use of intranasal spacers and implants in the treatment of chronic polypous rhinosinusitis
D. D. Kalyapin (1)
(1) Federal State Budgetary Institution “Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Ear, Throat, Nose and Speech” Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2018-1-59-64
ABSTRACT
Chronic polypous rhinosinusitis is a common pathology significantly impairing the life quality. The pathogenesis of polyps’ generation predisposes the combination of conservative and surgical treatment methods. Today, the gold standard is the chronic polypous rhinosinusitis therapy using topical glucocorticosteroids and the functional endoscopic rhinosurgery, if necessary. However, there exists another approach suggesting the use of intranasal spacers and implants. This review work provides information about the causes of occurrence, technical development and the most successful representatives of such devices. According to some information, the efficacy of intranasal spacers and implants is comparable to functional endoscopic surgery. However, a rare utilization of this method in everyday practice reduces the possibility of study and obtaining reliable information about it.
Publication date:
27.12.2017
Keywords:
polypous rhinosinusitis, polyps, intranasal implants, intranasal spacers. For citation:
Kalyapin D. D. The use of intranasal spacers and implants in the treatment of chronic polypous rhinosinusitis. Rossiiskaya otorinolaringologiya. 2018;1:59–64. https://doi.org/10.18692/1810-4800-2018-1-59-64