Long-term Results of Radiofrequency Turbinoplasty for Allergic Rhinitis Refractory to Medical Therapy

Abstract

This long-term study has demonstrated that the RF turbinoplasty for allergic rhinitis appears to be an effective and safe tool for treating allergic rhinitis refractory to medical therapy.

Olfaction in allergic rhinitis: A systematic review

“…16 Four articles investigating different therapeutic approaches did not address olfactory function as an outcome parameter but only mentioned smell or taste under potential adverse events. [17][18][19][20] Six articles included patients with AR and non-AR and did not provide a separate analysis for the subgroup of patients with AR. [21][22][23][24][25][26] Two articles were excluded because they only assessed the immediate effects of an allergic challenge, therefore providing little clinical information.…”

The efficacy of radiofrequency volumetric tissue reduction of hypertrophied inferior turbinate in allergic rhinitis

“…Many studies evaluating the long-term outcome of radiofrequency inferior turbinate reduction demonstrated improvement in nasal obstruction, olfaction and decreased nasal resistance. [15][16][17] These clinical improvement persisted 2-5 years after the procedure. [15][16][17] Lin et al [15] reported that significant improvement in symptom VAS scores that persisted for 5 years after RFVTR.…”

“…These findings are similar to other studies. [14,15,19] The relief in rhinorrhea may be attributed to destruction of highly vascular submucosa and incision of branches of posterior nasal nerve, which plays a crucial role in sneezing and hypersecretion but at the end of the 6 month follow up, relief in rhinorrhea, persisted in 95.6% of the patients.…”

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Leads to Histopathologic Changes of the Inferior Turbinate Mucosa with Allergic Inflammation

“…However, some patients still suffer from persistent symptoms. For these refractory cases, surgical options may be considered (Lin et al 2010;Tan et al 2012;Unsal Tuna et al 2008). Most of these surgical treatments are invasive procedures including turbinectomy, electrocautery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery with trichloroacetic acid and microwave and laser surgery (Tsai et al 2009).…”

“…Most of these surgical treatments are invasive procedures including turbinectomy, electrocautery, cryosurgery, chemosurgery with trichloroacetic acid and microwave and laser surgery (Tsai et al 2009). Radiofrequency (Lin et al 2010) is a comparably less invasive treatment. Since 2006, HIFU has been used to treat AR in China and has been proved to be a tolerable and effective option (Cheng et al 2013;Wei et al 2013).…”