78 78 78 0 OA Effectiveness of Epipharyngeal Abrasive Therapy on Chronic Epipharyngitis and the Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels
- 著者
- Manabu Mogitate
- 出版者
- The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
- 雑誌
- Internal Medicine (ISSN:09182918)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- pp.9761-22, (Released:2022-09-21)
- 参考文献数
- 17
Objective Considering the possibility that eosinophilic inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic epipharyngitis, this study determined whether or not the exhaled nitric oxide level of patients changed after epipharyngeal abrasive therapy (EAT). The diagnosis and follow-up of patients with chronic epipharyngitis were based on the endoscopic findings. If the exhaled nitric oxide level reflects the pathology of a patient with chronic epipharyngitis, the exhaled nitric oxide test can be performed for a follow-up examination as an objective test for chronic epipharyngitis. Methods The study period was 12 months, starting from February 2020. The age distribution and patients' median age and gender were retrospectively reviewed using medical records. Exhaled nitric oxide levels were measured before and after endoscopic EAT at the initial examination and before and after blind EAT at the follow-up examination. Patients or Materials Ninety-six new patients were included in this study. Results The study included 27 men and 69 women (median age [range], 45 [17-82] years old). When patients with chronic epipharyngitis were treated using EAT, exhaled nitric oxide levels were significantly lower after EAT than before EAT at the initial visit. Six months after EAT, the exhaled nitric oxide level was significantly lower than that at the initial visit. Conclusion During the follow-up examination of patients with chronic epipharyngitis, the exhaled nitric oxide test may be an effective objective test, along with changes in endoscopic findings.
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茂木立先生の、#上咽頭擦過療法（#EAT、#Bスポット療法）に関連して、#一酸化窒素（NO）が #慢性上咽頭炎 の客観的指標として使えるのではないかという論文。どんどんEATのエビデンスが構築されて行っています。すごいですね…！
https://t.co/5p59XlIGiG
無事アクセプトされWEBで公開されました。https://t.co/qGKJWIgxjp https://t.co/tPJr98A1Sd
前々から大変興味のあった茂木立先生の研究
慢性上咽頭炎はミラクルスポットですね。
#茂木立先生
#慢性上咽頭炎
#EAT
#NO https://t.co/4EOUZcg7tz