Vestn Otorinolaringol. 1990 Mar-Apr; (2): 40-2.

[Electroacupuncture in combination with surgical intervention in the treatment of patients with polypous rhinosinusitis]

Mikhireva MM, Portenko GM.

In 36 patients with polypous rhinosinusitis the olfactory function, mucociliary transport, humoral and local immunity were investigated before and after treatment that combined surgical intervention and electric acupuncture. The points were selected on an individual basis using diagnostic data, i.e. measurement of electric conductivity of representative points. In most cases the combined treatment led to improvement of the olfactory function, mucociliary transport and local immunity. During two-year follow-up recurrent polyps were detected in 4 patients whose general health condition remained good. These observations indicate the electric acupuncture can be recommended for the combined therapy of polypous rhinosinusitis.