title: Nasal mucociliary clearance in patients with nasal polyposis.
abstract: We have studied 30 patients (13 males and 17 females) with nasal polyposis, measuring the nasal mucociliary clearance using the saccharin test. The results have been compared with those obtained in a control group of 20 healthy subjects. The values obtained in the group with nasal polyposis (mean +/- SD = 31.7 +/- 13.4 min) were significantly higher than those of the healthy subjects (mean +/- SD = 12 +/- 6 min; p less than 0.002). These results suggest that there is a significant decrease in the nasal mucociliary clearance of patients with nasal polyposis.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Hospital de la Santa Cruz y San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coromina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sauret
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance / Q000502:physiology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012439:Saccharin; D013652:Taste Threshold; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012439:Saccharin