Endoscopic sinus surgery: outcome in 45 cases

Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is an effective treatment for chronic or recurrent sinusitis, resistant to medical treatment. The endoscopic sinus surgery enables one to have direct visualization of the diseased tissue, facilitates to remove almost all of it and helps in restoration of physiologic mucocilliary clearance system enabling the sinus mucosa to return to its normal condition after the procedure. 45 patients, who underwent FESS from April 1997 to December 1998, were closely monitored. Outcome was assessed by the physician as well as by patients. Seventy five percent of the patients showed complete resolution of symptoms with another fifteen percent improved with additional medical treatment. Based on our experience from 45 patients, FESS is currently recommended, as the surgical procedure of choice for chronic or recurrent sinusitis after medical treatment has proven ineffective

Serum immunoglobulin profile in normal Kashmiri adults.

Serum levels of the immunoglobulins IgG, IgA and IgM were estimated in 102 apparently healthy Kashmiri adults in the age group of 16-60 years, using single radial immunodiffusion method of Mancini et al. The mean serum levels of IgG, IgA and IgM were observed to be 1289.19 +/- 234.9, 216.18 +/- 50.70 and 118.97 +/- 41.88 respectively. No significant difference in the mean serum levels was observed between the two sexes as such, but IgM showed a significant increase in females in the age group of 16-30 years. IgA showed a significant increase with age, with no such increase in case of IgG and IgM.