Sinonasal polyposis
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Sinonasal polyposis refers to a specific pattern of chronic sinusitis.
Chronic inflammatory sinusitis is commonly classified into five patterns:
- ostiomeatal complex (OMC)
- infundibular
- sphenoethmoidal recess
- sinonasal polyposis
- sporadic patterns
This classification usually determines the type of surgery to perform.
Clinical presentation
Clinical symptoms can include:
- progressive nasal stuffiness
- rhinorrhea
- facial pain
- headache
- anosmia
Radiographic features
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Features include:
- extensive mucosal polyps occupying and obliterating the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses
- associated benign bone remodelling or erosion
- concurrent fungal
infectionsinus infection which may be common - truncation of middle turbinate 4
- enlargement of infundibula
- bony attenuation of the ethmoid trabeculae and nasal septum
- occasionally sparing of the inferior nasal meatus (see case 2)
- opacified ethmoid sinuses with convex lateral walls and air-fluid levels
-<li>concurrent<a href="/articles/fungal-infection"> fungal infection</a> which may be common</li>- +<li>concurrent<a title="Fungal sinus infection" href="/articles/fungal-sinusitis"> fungal sinus infection</a> which may be common</li>
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