Examination of Sex Differences in a Chronic Rhinosinusitis Surgical Cohort.
Laylaa Ramos ArriazaConner J MasseyAnnapoorani AsokanJohn D RiceMiranda KroehlVijay R RamakrishnanPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
Sex differences exist in CRS disease manifestations and presentation for surgical consideration. Detection of mucus (substance P and tryptase) was reliable, but in this exploratory study, we were not able to establish neurogenic or allergic inflammatory processes as a large source of differential disease features between sexes.