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ReviewMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Cystic Fibrosis.

Zhong Zheng, Chetan Safi, David A Gudis

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Review in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Manuka honey versus saline sinus irrigation in the treatment of cystic fibrosis-associated chronic rhinosinusitis: A randomised pilot trial.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhong ZhengDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. zz2618@cumc.columbia.edu.
Chetan SafiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. cys9028@nyp.org.
David A GudisDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA. dag62@cumc.columbia.edu.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis patients frequently develop chronic rhinosinusitis as a result of their propensity to form inspissated mucus and impairment of mucociliary clearance. They exhibit variable symptom burden even in the setting of positive radiographic and endoscopic findings. Current evidence suggests a positive effect of managing sinonasal disease on pulmonary health. Topical antimicrobial and mucolytic therapies are frequently required to manage the disease with surgery reserved for refractory cases. Endoscopic sinus surgery has been demonstrated to be safe and efficacious in controlling symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis in patients with comorbid cystic fibrosis. However, the impact of surgery on pulmonary health remains an active area of investigation. In addition, a growing body of research has suggested a more extended surgical approach creating large sinonasal cavities with gravity-dependent drainage pathways, followed by adjuvant medical therapies, as an ideal strategy to optimally control disease and prevent pulmonary exacerbations. In this manuscript, we provide an up-to-date review of current evidence in the surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis patients.

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cystic fibrosisendoscopic sinus surgerymedial maxillectomyrhinosinusitis

Identifiers

PMID30959944
PMCPMC6524042
OpenAlexW2931862203

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