The allergic nasal mucosa following vidian neurectomy. Electron microsopic study.
The fine structure of the allergic nasal mucosufollowing vidian neurectomy was studied in 15 patients. The structure of the mucous glands, venules, arterioles and tunical cellular elements returned to normal 1 month after the operation, while that of the epithelium and of the capillaries only 3 months post-operatively. The effect of interrupting the hyperactive cholinergic nerve impulses on the various constituents of the nasal mucosa is described.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000294:innervation* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010275:Parasympathetic Nervous System / Q000601:surgery*; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014666:Vasomotor System