title: Chronic sinusitis: a medical or surgical disease?
abstract: Chronic sinusitis in children who do not have other underlying medical problems is a medically treatable disease, and surgery is not required often. Allergies, environmental factors, and gastroesophageal reflux are the three most important contributing causes of chronic sinusitis in children. Chronic sinusitis is not a primary infectious disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia 65212, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents