Cryosurgery in chronic rhinitis

Cryotherapy, a tool of dermatologists for many years, has received increasing attention among otolaryngologists since being “reintroduced” as a surgical technique by Cooper in 1961. 1 Miller 2 and others have studied extensively its value in treatment of tumors of the head and neck. In non‐neoplastic diseases, freezing has been used by House 3 and others for Ménière's syndrome, and by Hill 4,5 for tonsils, nasal polyps, and for epistaxis. The response of tissues to freezing have been summarized by Hanckel. 6