| dc.description.abstract | Background: Nasal polyps are medical and social problems because it can affect
the quality of life for people either education, occupation, daily activities and
discomfort. The prevalence of patients with nasal polyps have not known for sure
because only a few reports of the results of epidemiological studies. In Indonesia,
Dr. Sutomo Surabaya Hospital reported patients with nasal polyps were 4.63% of
all visitors that came to the ENT clinic. The ratio of male and female 2-4:1. In H.
Adam Malik Medan general hospital during March 2004 to February 2005 cases
of nasal polyps were found in 26 persons consist of 17 males (65%) and 9 women
(
Objective: To obtain data about
35%). In September 2009 to Oktober 2010, nasal polyps were found in 21
persons consist of 15 male (71,4%) and 6 female (28.6%).
the incidence of nasal polyps patients in H. Adam
Malik Medan general hospital
Method: This study is using case series design with
in 2010
retrospective study methode
by looking at medical records of all patients with nasal polyps who came to the H.
Adam Malik Medan general hospital from January 2010 until December 2010
Result: In this research, we found patients with nasal polyps in January 2010 to
December 2010 are 43 patients and
.
most commonly found in men (51.2%), age
group 35-44 years and 45-54 years respectively (20.0%), the main complaint of
nasal congestion (100%), and additional complaints of headache and sneezing
respectively (37.2%), patients in stage 2 and 3 respectively (41.9%), histological
type of loose stroma infiltrated lymphocytes and PMN diffuse (18.6% ), infection
of the paranasal sinuses are multisinusitis unilateral (16.3%), nasal cavity
involved is the right side (39.5%), and the management of nasal polyps with
operative (53.5%). | en_US |
