Prevalence of Nasal Polyposis at OPD of ENT Department of SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences, Nasik
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Nasal polyp is a benign lesion that arises from the mucosa of the nasal sinuses or from the mucosa of the nasal cavity as a macroscopic edematous mass. The exact etiology is still unknown and controversial. The present study was done to study the prevalence of nasal polyp in patients coming to the OPD of the hospital. This cross-sectional study was carried out over a period of 14 months from April 2016 to June 2017 at ENT department of SMBT institute of medical sciences, Nasik. All the patients were undergone detailed history taking, physical and nasal examination and diagnostic nasal endoscopy. The data was collected and analyzed. Total of 678 patients were screened during the period of study and we found 31 (4.57%) patients with nasal polyp. The majority of the patients were in the age group of 36 to 55 years, there was predominance of males over females. Regarding clinical symptoms, the most common complaint was nasal obstruction seen in 83.56%. The other common complaints seen were nasal discharge (67.74%), snoring (45.14%), headache and facial pain (25.80%). Most of the patients (47.65%) had duration of symptoms of 1-3 years. Nasal polyp was more common in males and in the middle age patients. Recurrent nasal infections for duration of more than 1 year were the most common risk factor.
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Dr. Vishal Naresh Tyagi, Dr. Mukesh Dhanŕaj More
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