Open AccessNasal polyps do not contain olfactory structures
Author(s) -
Mahmood F. Bhutta,
S Al-Shaikh,
Mazlyzam Abdul Latif,
R Lee,
J Uraiby
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino09.171
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal polyps , polypectomy , olfactory system , olfactory marker protein , olfactory mucosa , pathology , anatomy , olfactory epithelium , cancer , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , psychiatry
Nasal polyposis can lead to olfactory dysfunction, either due to physical obstruction of the olfactory cleft or physiological disruption of the olfactory neuroepithelium. Where medical therapy has failed to relieve symptoms of nasal polyposis, surgical excision can be considered. However, removal of polyps medial to the middle turbinate is controversial: some believe this will relieve physical obstruction to odourants, others state that removal here risks excising olfactory neuroepithelium.