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The Effect of Smoking on Disease Presentation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
Park Renee E.,
Litvack Jamie R.,
Lasarev Michael R.,
Smith Timothy L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.20472
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , citation , chronic rhinosinusitis , section (typography) , library science , medicine , gerontology , computer science , surgery , operating system
OBJECTIVE Smoking interferes with nasal mucociliary function, which may to lead to mucostasis and inflammation of the sinuses. However, studies evaluating the effect of smoking on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and outcomes of sinus surgery have demonstrated inconsistent results, and the effect of smoking on quality of life in the CRS population is unclear. The purpose of this study is to compare the presentation of illness and disease-severity of CRS in smoking and non-smoking patients.