| Objective: To exp lore the correlation of chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposiswith inflammatory diseases in the lower airway. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 194 cases of chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposis treated by endoscop ic surgery. Results: In the 72 cases of chronic sinusitis, 29 were accompanied with asthma (2 cases of singula-sinusiti 19 cases of multi-sinusitis and 8 entire-sinusitis) and 16 with bronchitis (8 cases of multi-sinusitis and 8 entire-sinusitis). Chronic sinusitis varied very significantly in degree with different incidence rates of lower airway inflammatory diseases ( P>0. 05). In the122 cases of nasal polyposis, 16 were accompanied with asthma inclod small airway airflow obstraction (2 case of Typeâ… , 11 Typeâ…¡, 6 Typeâ…¢) and 10 with bronchitis airflow obstraction (0 cases of Typeâ… , 8 Typeâ…¡, and 2 Typeâ…¢). There was conspicuou direct correlation between the type of nasal polyposis and the incidence of lower airway inflammatory diseases ( P< 0. 05). Neither was there between the groups of asthma and bronchitis in the incidence of lower airway inflammatory diseases ( P > 0. 05). Both of the two team was conspicuou direct correlation with wheather ostium obstraction(0<r<1,P<0.05). Conclusion: Although the mechanism of the correlation between upper and lower airway inflammatory diseases is not yet clear, chronic sinusitis and nasal polyposismay share some characteristics in involving the lower airway. |
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