title: Nasal polypectomy and sinus surgery in patients with asthma and aspirin idiosyncrasy.
abstract: This study attempted to determine whether or not nasal and sinus surgery had a beneficial or deleterious effect upon the asthma of patients with nasal polyps and aspirin idiosyncrasy. There were 205 patients in this study. A classification system was devised to provide a means of determining the severity of asthma before and after surgery. The data indicate that surgery does improve the patient's asthma for relatively long periods of time.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001985:Bronchial Provocation Tests; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin