Combination Therapy of Immunotherapy and Laser Surgery in Patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

• Shirasaki Hideaki

  Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University

• Kanaizumi Etsuko

  Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University

• Himi Tetsuo

  Department of Otolaryngology, Sapporo Medical University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 通年性鼻アレルギー症例に対する免疫療法とレーザー手術の併用療法

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to compare over one year outcome of carbon dioxide laser vaporization of the inferior turbinate for perennial allergic rhinitis patients with or without allergen specific immunotherapy.<BR>Method: 96 patients underwent laser vaporization from April 1999 until March 2009. We analyzed 68 patients who were following-up over one year. The changes of their clinical symptoms and the medication were recorded periodically.<BR>Result: The remarkable improvent ratio of the nasal symptoms was obtained in the immunotherapy group (84.0%) and in non-immunotherapy group (79.1%) at 3 months after laser surgery. In immunotherapy group, the only one patient (4%) needed laser surgery over 3 times. On the other hand, over 3 times operations have been needed in 21 patients (48.8%) without immunotherapy,<BR>Conclusion: These results suggest that concominant immunotherapy can not influence the short term of clinical efficacy of laser surgery. However, the immunotherapy may be usefull for preventing recurrence after laser surgery.

Journal

• Nippon Laser Igakkaishi

  Nippon Laser Igakkaishi 31 (2), 131-134, 2010

  Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine

Keywords

• laser surgery
• retrospective study
• immunotherapy
• allergic rhinitis tomography

Details

• CRID: 1390001204767838336
• NII Article ID: 10026579082
• NII Book ID: AN0035795X
• DOI: 10.2530/jslsm.31.131
• ISSN: 18811639
• ISSN: 02886200
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2010343937
• Text Lang: ja
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