Comparative study of recurrent nasal polyps in various treatment modalities

Aim: comparative study of recurrent nasal polyps in various treatment modalities. study design: comparative,retrospective,descriptive. place and duration of study: the study was conducted at fatima memorial medical college,lahore from january 2014 to march 2015. methods: the study was conducted in 30 patients over one year period in ent opd of fatima memorial hospital lahore. a questionnaire was filled for every patient to record history of disease,history of asthma,any drug sensitivity,family history of nasal polyps,asthma and nasal allergy. previous surgical treatment modalities either simple i/n polypectomy,or external ethmoidectomy and number of recurrences were noted. thorough ent examination and investigations were carried out results: there was predominance of male patients (77%). previously the patients had simple intranasal polypectomy (93%),external ethmoidectomy (7%).recurrence was treated with external ethmoidectomy with topical steroidal spray for three month period of time. conclusion: (1).recurrent nasal polypi form a small proportion of total ent admission (2).nasal polypi are rare occurrence under the age of 16 years and when they do occur in a child,the patient should be investigated for possibility of cystic fibrosis.