[Evaluation of the effect of intranasal corticosteroid sprays on radiofrequency tissue ablation in the treatment of XXXX inferior turbinate].

@entity1 @entity1184 @entity228 @entity10438
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the effect of combining the confidingly preferred modality of radiofrequency (RF) application with intranasal corticosteroid spray treatment on the efficacy of RF and on the number of sessions in @entity1 with @entity1184 of inferior turbinate. @entity1 AND METHODS: Fifty @entity1 (37 males, 13 females; mean age 42.9 years; range 15 to 74 years) who admitted with the complaint of nasal obstruction and were detected to have @entity1184 inferior turbinate by nasal endoscopy were enrolled in the study. The @entity1 were divided into two groups, each consisting of 25 @entity1 . Before the treatment, the severity of nasal obstruction was evaluated and scored by a visual analogue scale (VAS). Radiofrequency was applied to every @entity1 . Control group received no medical treatment following RF application. Drug group received @entity10438 nasal spray (MFNS) at a dose of 200 mcg once daily into both nasal passages for eight weeks following surgery. All @entity1 were asked to return for a control visit at week eight after treatment. Radiofrequency application was repeated in @entity1 who continued to have complaints of nasal blockage. At the end of treatment, @entity1 were reevaluated and VAS scores were recorded. RESULTS: The improvement in VAS scores following treatment was statistically significant in both groups (p<0.05). When the two groups were compared, there was no statistical difference between the two groups before treatment; however there was an improvement in the post-treatment corticostreoid group (p<0.05). The mean session number was calculated to be 1.16 in the control group and 1.08 in the @entity228 treatment group. The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: We recommend the use of intranasal corticosteroids with RF applications to increase the efficacy of radiofrequency.
