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ReviewAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2019

Will we ever cure nasal polyps?

N H Ta

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Review in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Construction and validation of a prognostic model for CRSwNP.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  3. A Study to Compare the Relationship Between Tissue Eosinophilia and Radiological Findings in Nasal Polyposis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  8. Detection of Helicobacter Pylori in Nasal Polyps: An Epidemiological Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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  12. Histopathological parameters and immunoexpression of CD45RO (CLA) and CD68 in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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  13. Nasal polyposis from cystic fibrosis in children - the experience of a single center.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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  14. Latest advances in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps endotyping and biomarkers, and their significance for daily practice.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

N H TaNorfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia , Norwich , UK.
University of East Anglia · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNasal polyposis is a benign hyperplastic growth of nasal mucosa. There is a paucity of evidence on the prevalence and incidence of nasal polyposis. Although nasal polyps can be asymptomatic, they can cause a spectrum of nasal problems including nasal obstruction, rhinorrhoea, nasal congestion, anosmia resulting in ageusia. Nasal polyps are mostly associated with chronic rhinosinusitis, The current management of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is controversial and is not curative.

methodsA Medline search was conducted, using the keywords 'rhinosinusitis', 'sinusitis', 'classification' and ''aetiology.

findingsThe current treatment of nasal polyposis in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is still challenging. Emerging research through endotypes profiling aims to better understand the complexities of this heterogeneous disease to personalise treatment and provide a cure. Randomised controlled trials aim to provide robust evidence for current management options.

Indexed as

HumansNasal PolypsRhinitisSinusitisAetiologyManagementNasal polyposisRhinosinusitis

Identifiers

PMID30286644
PMCPMC6303820
OpenAlexW2895741774

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