Olfaction in nasal polyp patients after Reboot surgery: an endotype-based prospective study.
Sara Costa GomesTim DelemarreGabriele HoltappelsThibaut Van ZeleLara DeryckeEllen BonneAnne-Sophie EeckelsNan ZhangRichard Louis VoegelsClaus BachertPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
Type-2 inflammation is present in the olfactory mucosa in CRSwNP patients and is associated with smell loss. Reboot surgery, aiming to completely remove inflamed sinus mucosa, significantly improves the smell in this group of patients.