The effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal septal body size

Abstract

Objective: To determine whether there is any radiologically detected effect of allergic rhinitis on nasal septal body (NSB) size. Methods: Forty patients previously diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, and randomly selected thirty controls without allergic rhinitis were included in this study. Measurements of NSB size were performed in coronal plane paranasal sinus CT. Patients who had undergone nasal surgery, those with nasal polyposis, patients still using topical nasal spray, oral antihistamines, oral steroids and oral leukotrienes were excluded from the study. Results: The average width of NSB was found 11.2 mm in patients with allergic rhinitis and 10.74 mm in patients without allergic. There was no significant difference between patients with and without allergic rhinitis in terms of NSB size on coronal plane paranasal sinus CT examination. Conclusion: Our results did not support the findings of previous studies. However, further randomized, prospective, controlled trials on larger series are necessary for making more precise interpretations.

Keywords

• Allergic rhinitis, nasal septum, nasal septal body, nasal obstruction, computed tomography

Alerjik rinitin nazal septal cisim büyüklüğü üzerindeki etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı nazal septal cisim büyüklüğü üzerine alerjik rinitin radyolojik olarak saptanan herhangi bir etkisinin olup olmadığını belirlemektir. Yöntem: Daha önce alerjik rinit tanısı konmuş 40 hasta ve alerjik riniti olmayan randomize yöntemle seçilmiş otuz kontrol deneği bu çalışmaya dahil edildi. Koronal düzlem paranazal sinüs BT'sinde nazal septal cisim (NSC) boyutları ölçüldü. Nazal cerrahi geçirmiş hastalar, nazal polipleri olanlar, halen topikal nazal sprey, oral antihistaminik, oral steroid ve oral lökotriyen kullananlar çalışmaya alınmadı. Bulgular: NSC'nin ortalama kalınlığının alerjik rinitli hastalarda 11.2 mm, alerjik riniti olmayanlarda 10.74 mm olduğu saptandı. Koronal düzlemde paranazal sinüs BT incelemesinde NSC'nin büyüklüğü açısından alerjik riniti olan ve olmayanlar arasında anlamlı farklılık yoktu. Sonuç: Sonuçlarımız önceki çalışmaların bulgularını desteklememiştir. Ancak daha lkesin yorumlar için daha fazla randomize, prospektif, kontrollü ve daha geniş serilere gerek vardır.

Keywords

• Alerjik rinit, nazal septum, nazal septal cisim, nazal obstrüksiyon, bilgisayarlı tomografi

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