Research Article
Effects of Cryotherapy on the Maxillary Antrostomy Patency in a Rabbit Model of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
| Parameter | Group 1 mean ± SD | Group 2 mean ± SD | Statistics | value |
| Mean epithelial height | | | -independent test | 0.415 (95% confidence interval: −6.62437–15.41171) | Edema | | | Chi square | 0.505 (Chi Sq Val = 2.338) | Fibrosis | | | Chi square | 0.417 (Chi Sq Val = 2.842) | Cilia | | | Chi square | 0.774 (Chi Sq Val = 1.113) | Mononuclear cell infiltrate | | | Mann-Whitney | 0.945 () |
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Group 1: cryotherapy. Group 2: control. SD: standard deviation.
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