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Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Diagnosis and Medical Management

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Patients with cystic fibrosis often have severe chronic rhinosinusitis. Chronic rhinosinusitis influences the lower airways by colonizing the lungs with pathogenic bacteria. The vast majority of patients with cystic fibrosis require medical and surgical treatment of their upper airway.

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Aanaes, K. (2020). Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Diagnosis and Medical Management. In: Gudis, D., Schlosser, R. (eds) The Unified Airway. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50330-7_8

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