title: Simple clinical system for the prediction of recurrence of nasal polypi.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A trial to determine a simple way to predict recurrence of nasal polypi to determine the need for long term medical therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective clinical analysis of the records of 100 patients with nasal polypi and studying various parameters including radiological, intra-operative and bacteriological data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the various parameters studied, maxillary antral involvement, and positive bacterial cultures seemed the most predictive criteria of recurrence. Patients without polypoid involvement of the maxillary sinus and/or with negative cultures were less likely to have early recurrence of their disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Using simple clinical criteria, two patient populations could be defined. One in which recurrence is inevitable requiring continuous local steroid therapy after surgery and another group requiring occasional local treatment after an initial short course of local steroid spray.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. badr-mos@eis.egnet.net
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Mostafa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: El Fiky
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Sallam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors