Abstract
The authors report 4 cases, 3 females and a male, of sinobronchitis. The duration of the disease ranged from 1 year to 33 years. All the cases underwent sinusectomy for correction of the chronic sinusitis.
Rhinological findings e. g. intranasal findings, x-ray findings, operative findings, and pathological findings of the antral mucosa have been studied in relation with the lower airway findings e. g. bronchoscopic findings, bronchographic findings, pulmonary funtion test results and pathological findings of the biopsied mucosa of the right bronchus.
In two cases the frontal, sinus was lacking and purulent sputum was discerned under bronchoscopy. Sinusectomy in the two cases failed to improve the lower airway symptoms.
In the other two cases however, not only the the nasal symptoms but also the lower airway symptoms have improved after sinusectomy. The authors discuss the relationship between the upper and lower airway symptoms.
