Table 1.
Description of patients who qualified for the study.
| No. | Gender | Group | Age | Conditions and symptoms besides CRS | Laryngological treatment | Laryngological diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 1 | 58 | None | Inferior turbinate coblation, HYDRO | Turbinates hypertrophy |
| 2 | W | 1 | 59 | None | MIST, HYDRO | Turbinates hypertrophy, deviated nasal septum |
| 3 | M | 1 | 65 | None | Endoscopic revision of paranasal sinuses, HYDRO | Nasal polyps |
| 4 | K | 1 | 56 | None | FESS, nasal and sinus polyps removal, HYDRO, microbiology | Turbinates hypertrophy, nasal, and sinus polyps, flaccid soft palate |
| 5 | M | 1 | 47 | None | FESS, balloon sinuplasty, inferior turbinate coblation, middle turbinate correction | Deviated nasal septum, turbinates hypertrophy |
| 6 | M | 1 | 61 | None | Inferior turbinate coblation, middle turbinate correction, FESS, HYDRO | Deviated nasal septum, turbinates hypertrophy |
| 7 | W | 1 | 24 | None | No procedures were conducted | Mucosae dryness, voice weariness, chronic atrophic pharyngitis and laryngitis |
| 8 | W | 1 | 62 | None | Bilateral middle antrostomy, HYDRO, septoplasty, and nose bridge correction | Deviated nasal septum |
| 9 | W | 1 | 32 | None | No procedures were conducted | Food intolerances |
| 10 | W | 2 | 32 | RA, skin pus furuncles, seasonal allergic rhinitis, diarrheas, constipations, flatulencies | FESS + HYDRO + installation of nasal septum obturator, stage I | Paranasal sinusitis |
| 11 | M | 2 | 27 | Hay fever, allergic rhinitis, asthma | Re‐FESS + inferior turbinate coblation + HYDRO | Turbinates hypertrophy |
| 12 | M | 2 | 54 | Allergic asthma, flatulencies, bronchitis, upper respiratory tract infections | FESS + HYDRO + multirooted tooth resection with retrograde filling of root canals (SINUS LIFT) + GBR + closed sinus lift | Turbinates hypertrophy |
| 13 | M | 2 | 49 | Atopic dermatitis, upper respiratory tract infections, flatulencies and constipations, dermatophytosis | HYDRO, soft palate and uvula correction, opening frontal and ethmoid sinuses, nasal and sinus polyps removal, placement of medicinal filling in paranasal sinuses, after a year FESS and HYDRO | Turbinates hypertrophy, nasal and sinus polyps, flaccid soft palate, |
| 14 | M | 2 | 65 | Lyme disease, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis | FESS + DSN + inferior turbinate coblation + laser removal of nasal cavity adhesions | Turbinates hypertrophy, deviated nasal septum |
| 15 | W | 2 | 27 | Hives, IBS, diarrheas, genitourinary tract inflammations, upper respiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal candidiasis | No procedures were conducted | |
| 16 | M | 2 | 55 | Flatulence, dermatophytosis, type 2 diabetes | Septoplasty, inferior turbinate correction, soft palate, and uvula coblation | Turbinates hypertrophy, deviated nasal septum, flaccid soft palate |
| 17 | M | 2 | 28 | Flatulencies, upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis | Septoplasty, inferior turbinate decompression, paranasal sinuses revision, bilateral middle antrostomy with lesion removal from paranasal sinuses, HYDRO | Turbinates hypertrophy, deviated nasal septum |
| 18 | M | 2 | 18 | Autism spectrum disorder | No procedures were conducted | Autism spectrum disorder |
| 19 | M | 2 | 34 | Crohn's disease, atopic dermatitis, hay fever, flatulencies | Septoplasty, inferior turbinate coblation | Deviated nasal septum, turbinates hypertrophy |
| 20 | W | 2 | 34 | Flatulencies, tonsillitis, upper respiratory tract infections | No procedures were conducted | Slight throat congestion, lumpy tonsils of irregular shape |
| 21 | W | 2 | 29 | Genital candidiasis, upper respiratory tract infections, sinusitis, IBS, constipations, diarrheas, acne, flatulencies, cystitis | Endoscopic removal of a cyst in the left maxillary sinus | Sinus cyst |
| 22 | M | 2 | 35 | Crohn's disease, colitis ulcerosa, flatulencies, diagnosed lactose intolerance | No procedures were conducted | Nasal septum deviation to the right, inferior turbinates hypertrophy, mucus in nasal passages |
Abbreviations: CRS, chronic sinusitis; FESS, functional endoscopic sinus surgery; GBR, guided bone regeneration; HYDRO, irrigation of sinuses with the hydrodebrider device; M, man; MIST, minimally invasive sinus technique; No., patient's number; RA, rheumatic arthritis; Re‐FESS, functional endoscopic sinus surgery‐resurgery; RF, radiosurgery, coblation; septoplasty, correction of the deviated septum; W, woman.