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Nasal polpectomy: should antral washout be a routine?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Marque Dowell  and
Ahmes L. Pahor
Marque Dowell
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Dudley Road Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham.
Ahmes L. Pahor*
Affiliation:
ENT Department, Dudley Road Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham.
*
Ahmes L. Pahor, Consultant ENT Surgeon, Dudley Road Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham B18 7QH.
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Abstract

Seventy patients with nasal polyps were studied. Forty-seven of these had pre-operative sinusradiographs and all seventy patients had antral washouts at the time of nasal polypectomy. One hundred and seventeen antral aspirates were sent for culture and microscopy. The naked eyeappearance of aspirates were turbid in 34 patients. Bacteria were cultured from 15 of the specimens in 10 patients.

It was concluded that antral washout should be recommended in all patients who have nasal polypectomy and that there is no need for sinus radiographs in those patients who have uncomplicated nasal polyps.

Keywords

Nasal PolypsMaxillary sinus

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 695 - 696
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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