Impact of dual electronic and conventional cigarette use on diagnosis and surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: A multicenter study.

Graham PingreeJonathan DeShazoTheodore A Schuman

Published in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2023)

Dual EC/CC users had a significantly greater risk of CRS or FESS when compared to solo users. Dual EC/CC users did not have a significantly greater risk of polyposis when compared to solo users. This effect likely relates to bacterial, immune cell, genetic, and mucociliary alterations.

Keyphrases

chronic rhinosinusitis
minimally invasive
gene expression
copy number
acute coronary syndrome