Abstract
Received July 16, 2011 Accepted August 16, 2011 Address for correspondence Seon-Tae Kim, MD, PhD Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Gachon University School of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, 1198 Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-760, Korea Tel +82-32-460-3324 Fax +82-32-467-9044 E-mail rhinokim2002@hanmail.net There is no universally accepted regimen for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). However, the maximal medical treatment has shown that it can reduce the surgical treatment rate for CRS. The therapeutic goals of systemic medical management in CRS include reduction of the mucosal inflammation, eradicating of infecting pathogens, and restoring the mucociliary function and mucosal aeration. Medical treatment requires the combination of oral and topical managements. Systemic and topical antibiotics, oral and topical steroids, nasal lavage have been used medical treatment. Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg 2011;54:746-54 Key WordsZZChronic rhinosinusitis ᆞMedical ᆞTreatment.
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