title: Comparison of results of laser and routine surgery therapy in treatment of nasal polyps.
abstract: 102 patients with nasal polyps receiving ND: YAG laser surgery or routine surgery were followed up for 18-36 months. The postoperative recurrence rates were 40.6% (24/54) and 66.6% (32/48) respectively for the patients of the two groups. Laser surgery is marked by less bleeding, no postoperative packing of the nose and lower postoperative recurrence rate, and it seems to be better than routine removal in the treatment of nasal polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, PUMC Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: B Q
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence