Nasal polyposis is a single term used to describe a range of prolapsing, inflammatory nasal conditions that may have different causes. Current efforts are directed toward the classification of these varying manifestations to allow for accurate comparison of different therapies and of the same therapies in different series. Attempts are also being made to standardize outcome measures. With standard descriptions and outcomes, the effects of confounding variables can be analyzed. Recent studies of medical therapy have shown that topical corticosteroids are of benefit both before and after polyp surgery. Computer-aided navigation systems for ethmoid sinus surgery have been described, and it has been suggested that these systems will increase safety. Additional features for microdebriders have been developed and have been described as allowing greater surgical precision. Assessment of the effects of these new therapies will improve with accurate classification of chronic polypoid rhinosinusitis.
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Rowe‐Jones et al. (1998) studied this question.