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Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Surgical Management and Outcomes

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Rates of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) approach 100%. A combination of surgical interventions and aggressive systemic and topical therapy is required for the adequate treatment of CF CRS. Appropriate CRS treatment reduces sinonasal colonization of pathogenic bacteria and delays gram-negative pulmonary infections.

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Spielman, D., Safi, C., Overdevest, J., Gudis, D.A. (2020). Cystic Fibrosis and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Surgical Management and Outcomes. In: Gudis, D., Schlosser, R. (eds) The Unified Airway. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50330-7_9

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