title: [Vasomotor rhinitis following endoscopic sinus surgery: 5 cases report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the possibility of endoscopic sinus surgery causing vasomotor rhinitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of 300 patients who received endoscopic sinus surgery. 5 cases out of 300 suffered from vasomotor rhinitis 1-3 weeks following endoscopic sinus surgery. Radio frequency cautery of agger nasi mucous was applied to all 5 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 4-6 months of follow-up, 4 cases out of 5 with vasomotor rhinitis were effective and 1 improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic sinus surgery may be causative factor for vasomotor rhinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Xijing Hospital, the Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032.
authors.forename: F Q
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012223:Rhinitis, Vasomotor / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery