EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NASAL POLYPS

Nasal polyps are Sound in 36% of patients with aspirin intolerance, 7% of those with asthma, 0.1% in children, and about 20% in those with c ystic fibrosis. Other conditions associated with nasal polyps are Chur g-Strauss Syndrome, allergic fungal sinusitis, and cilia dyskinetic sy ndrome, (Kartagener's) and Young Syndrome. Nasal polyps are statistica lly more common in nonallergic asthma versus allergic asthma (13% vs 5 %, P < 0.01). About 40% of patients with surgical polypectomies have r ecurrences. There appears to be a hereditary factor for developing nas al polyps. A classification system for staging nasal polyps is propose d in order to standardize treatment consider differential diagnosis, a nd harvest meaningful comparative research information.