title: The surgical management of allergic rhinitis.
abstract: In their discussion of the treatment of allergic rhinitis, the authors present key features of the disease and its management, allergen responses, the role of the inferior turbinate, and reviews of outcomes with submucosal resection, total inferior turbinectomy, cryosurgery, laser cautery, radical turbinectomy, submucous turbinectomy, submucous electrocautery, and microdebriber turbinoplasty. The authors discuss radiofrequency ablation and coblation outcomes and complications, along with the role of endoscopic sinus surgery in allergic rhinitis and emphasize the need for Otolaryngologists to be facile with a variety of procedures for best outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Nipun
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Houser
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000601:surgery*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000601:surgery*; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery