title: [The effect of plasma radiofrequency ablation on nasal mucosa provocative tests for allergic rhinitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In order to explore the effect of plasma radiofrequency ablation on nasal mucosa provocative tests for allergic rhinitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty patients with allergic rhinitis were enrolled in this study. The nasal mucosa provocative tests and nasal airway resistance and subjective nasal patency feeling were studied before and after plasma radiofrequency ablation treatment. The correlation of subjective and objective nasal patency was evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The preoperative nasal mucosa provocative test of all the patients allergic to mites were positive. The nasal mucosa provocative tests were negative within 72 patients, while remained positive in eight patients after 3 months of operation. The nasal airway resistance decreased from (0.772 +/- 0.224) kPa x s/L to (0.221 +/- 0.112) kPa x s/L after surgery (P < 0.01); Visual analog scale decreased from 7.0 +/- 2.0 to 2.5 +/- 1.5 after 3 months of operation (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Due to its ability to reduce the sensitivity of the nasal mucosa, nasal airway resistance and improve subjective feeling of nasal patency, plasma radiofrequency ablation is effective for the treatment of patients with allergic rhinitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Huai'an First People's Hospital,Nanjing Medical University, Huai' an, 223300, China.
authors.forename: Peizhong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yujin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa; D009299:Nasal Provocation Tests; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult