Overview of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Radosław Jan Walkowski; Aleksandra Suchołbiak; Oskar Mikołajczyk

doi:10.2478/bgbl-2026-0006

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Overview of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

Biuletyn Głównej Biblioteki Lekarskiej

Volume 59 (2026): Issue 386 (June 2026)

By: Radosław Jan Walkowski , Aleksandra Suchołbiak and Oskar Mikołajczyk

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bgbl-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2956-6851 | Journal ISSN: 0373-174X

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Language: English

Page range: 83 - 103

Submitted on: Apr 24, 2026

Accepted on: May 11, 2026

Published on: Jun 28, 2026

Published by: The Medical Library named after S. Konopka in Warsaw

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Keywords:

Chronic rhinosinusitis,

intranasal corticosteroids,

treatment algorithm

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Medicine,

Biomedical engineering

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