Open AccessNasal obstruction and smell impairment in nasal polyp disease: correlation between objective and subjective parameters
Author(s) -
Valérie Hox,
Sonja Bobic,
Ina Callebaux,
Mark Jorissen,
Peter Hellings
Publication year - 2010
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/rhino10.049
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , nasal polyps , eosinophilia , nose , mucous membrane of nose , gastroenterology , anesthesia , surgery , pathology
Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (NP) represents an invalidating disorder that causes mainly nasal blockage and loss of smell. The aim of this study is to investigate correlations between individual subjective and objective parameters of stable NP disease.