Poliposis nasal en pacientes con rinosinusitis crónica en el Hospital de Especialidades Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante enero de 2018 a enero de 2022.

Abstract

Nasal polyps can be formed in any part of the mucosa of the nose that originates an inflammatory process of the same mucosa and are classified in different degrees so the symptoms vary. The causes of this are of different etiologies, infectious, genetic or mechanical. As main cause we have patients with chronic rhinosinusitis that in most cases come to present nasal polyps, which affects between 4% and 5% of the general population. Objective: To determine the prevalence of nasal polyps in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis in the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during January 2018 to January 2022. Methodology: An observational, non-experimental, cross-sectional, retrospective, analytical and descriptive cohort study was conducted in the Otorhinolaryngology area of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during the period from January 2018 to January 2022. Results: The frequency of nasal polyposis in patients suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis was recorded as 65.3%, with an average age of 55 years, with patients suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis associated with asthma (45.9%). The most common clinical manifestations were, rhinorrhea (92.9%), nasal obstruction (80.6%) and olfactory alterations (56.1%).