Application of YAMIK sinus catheter for patients with paranasal sinusitis with and without nasal allergy.
OBJECTIVE
YAMIK sinus catheter (YAMIK) has already been reported to be a useful therapeutic device for sinusitis cases. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of YAMIK in sinusitis cases with and without nasal allergy in order to contribute toward establishing its indication.


METHODS
YAMIK was tried in 10 chronic sinusitis cases complicated with nasal allergy and 20 cases without nasal allergy. Clinical symptoms, endoscopic findings and pathological opacification in X-ray photographs were compared in these cases with and without nasal allergy.


RESULTS
No significant differences were seen in the effectiveness of YAMIK between cases with and without nasal allergy.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that YANIK is useful and applicable even in sinusitis cases complicated with nasal allergy.
Matsune
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Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sikuragaoka, Kagoshima City, 890-8520, Kagoshiza, Japan. shoji@med5.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
Miyanohara
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I
Ohyama
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M
Kurono
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Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000276:immunology; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome