The prognostic value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and eosinophil to lymphocyte ratio in nasal polyposis patients
İmran Aydoğdu1, Yavuz Atar2, Ziya Saltürk2, Esmail Abdullah Ahmad2, Zeynep Aydoğdu2, Yavuz Uyar2
1Bahçelievler Devlet Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Okmeydanı Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Eosinophil, lymphocyte, nasal polyp, neutrophil, recurrence.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to investigate the correlation between neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and eosinophil to lymphocyte ratio (ELR) with recurrence in patients with nasal polyposis (NP).
METHODS: Data of 38 patients (16 males, 22 females; mean age 33.1±2.5 years; range, 18 to 52 years) operated with a prediagnosis of NP at the Ear, Nose and Throat clinic between November 2015 and April 2017 were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups as 15 patients (group 1; 6 males, 9 females; mean age 34.2±2.7 years; range, 21 to 52 years) developing postoperative recurrence and 23 patients (group 2; 10 males, 13 females; mean age 32.4±2.0 years; range, 18 to 49 years) with no allergic history and not developing recurrence. Groups’ neutrophil, eosinophil, NLR and ELR values were compared.
RESULTS: In group 1, preoperative eosinophil, NLR and ELR values were statistically significantly higher compared to group 2 (p<0.05). Number of neutrophils was higher in group 1 while the difference was not statistically significant.
CONCLUSION: According to our findings, NLR and ELR may be a predictive parameter for recurrence in NP patients.