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List of works by Robert C. Kern

A phase 3 trial of mometasone furoate sinus implants for chronic sinusitis with recurrent nasal polyps

scientific article published on 19 January 2018

A pilot study of symptom profiles from a polyp vs an eosinophilic-based classification of chronic rhinosinusitis

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A randomized trial examining the effect of pretreatment point‐of‐care computed tomography imaging on the management of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms

scientific article published on March 16, 2011

A retrospective, cross-sectional study reveals that women with CRSwNP have more severe disease than men.

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A role for anti-BP180 autoantibodies in chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on September 2013

A sensitive high throughput ELISA for human eosinophil peroxidase: a specific assay to quantify eosinophil degranulation from patient-derived sources.

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Advanced stage of head and neck cancer at a tertiary-care county hospital

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Advantages and disadvantages of topical packing in endoscopic sinus surgery

scientific article published on February 2004

Aeroallergen hypersensitivity: comparing patients with nasal polyps to those with allergic rhinitis.

scientific article published in March 2005

Age-related differences in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis

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Age-related increased prevalence of asthma and nasal polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis and its association with altered IL-6 trans-signaling

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Age-related olfactory dysfunction: cellular and molecular characterization in the rat.

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Alterations in epithelial barrier function and host defense responses in chronic rhinosinusitis

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An assessment of online information related to surgical obstructive sleep apnea treatment

An update regarding the treatment of nonallergic rhinitis

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Antimicrobials and chronic rhinosinusitis with or without polyposis in adults: an evidenced‐based review with recommendations

scientific article published on June 26, 2012

Apoptosis in the aging olfactory epithelium

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

Association between severity of asthma and degree of chronic rhinosinusitis

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Association of common filaggrin null mutations with atopy but not chronic rhinosinusitis.

scientific article published on 4 March 2015

Atopic profile of patients failing medical therapy for chronic rhinosinusitis

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Basophils are elevated in nasal polyps of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without aspirin sensitivity

scientific article published on 15 March 2014

Biologics and the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis

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Characterization of specific antibody deficiency in adults with medically refractory chronic rhinosinusitis

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Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps

scientific article published on July 2016

Chronic rhinosinusitis and olfactory dysfunction

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Chronic rhinosinusitis and superantigens

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Chronic rhinosinusitis in the setting of other chronic inflammatory diseases

scientific article published on September 15, 2010

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps is characterized by B-cell inflammation and EBV-induced protein 2 expression

scientific article published on 06 March 2013

Chronic rhinosinusitis: the rationale for current treatments

scientific article published on 8 August 2016

Chronic rhinosinusitis: the unrecognized epidemic

scientific article published on December 2013

Chronic sinusitis and olfactory dysfunction

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Chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps: staphylococcal exotoxin immunoglobulin E and cellular inflammation

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps, Asthma, and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease

scientific article published on 9 March 2017

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis without Nasal Polyps in an Academic Setting

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Clinical characteristics of adults with chronic rhinosinusitis and specific antibody deficiency.

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Commentary on gender differences in prevalence, treatment, and quality of life of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

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Cost effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in the workup of the dysosmia patient

scientific article published on July 11, 2012

Diagnosis and management of chronic rhinosinusitis in adults

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EDITORIAL

scientific article published on 01 January 2016

Effect of ionic compositions in nasal irrigations on human olfactory thresholds

scientific article published on 30 September 2014

Endoscopic surgical treatment of neurogenic tumor in pterygopalatine and infratemporal fossae via extended medial maxillectomy

scientific article published on 03 November 2010

Epithelial genes in chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps

scientific article published on May 2008

Epithelium, inflammation, and immunity in the upper airways of humans: studies in chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on May 2009

Epithelium: at the interface of innate and adaptive immune responses

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Establishing a threshold for surgery in recurrent acute rhinosinusitis: a productivity-based analysis

scientific article published on 18 January 2012

Evaluating metrics of responsiveness using patient-reported outcome measures in chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 7 November 2016

Evaluating the supportive care costs of severe radiochemotherapy-induced mucositis and pharyngitis : results from a Northwestern University Costs of Cancer Program pilot study with head and neck and nonsmall cell lung cancer patients who received ca

scientific article published in September 2008

Evaluation of the presence of B-cell attractant chemokines in chronic rhinosinusitis.

scientific article published in January 2010

Evidence for altered activity of the IL-6 pathway in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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Evidence for altered levels of IgD in the nasal airway mucosa of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

Evidence for diminished levels of epithelial psoriasin and calprotectin in chronic rhinosinusitis

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Evidence for intranasal antinuclear autoantibodies in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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Evidence of a role for B cell-activating factor of the TNF family in the pathogenesis of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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Evolution of the endoscope and endoscopic sinus surgery

scientific article published in October 2009

Excessive fibrin deposition in nasal polyps caused by fibrinolytic impairment through reduction of tissue plasminogen activator expression

scientific article published on 15 November 2012

Expression of ligands for Siglec-8 and Siglec-9 in human airways and airway cells

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Factors associated with computed tomography status in patients presenting with a history of chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on February 8, 2011

Genetics of chronic rhinosinusitis: state of the field and directions forward

scientific article published on April 2013

Glandular mast cells with distinct phenotype are highly elevated in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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Going to the next level: health care's evolving expectations for evidence

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells are elevated and activated in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

scientific article published on 19 April 2017

Heterogeneous inflammatory patterns in chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps in Chicago, Illinois.

scientific article published on 14 September 2016

Histopathological evaluation of chronic rhinosinusitis: a critical review

scientific article published on September 2013

Historical classics: Editorial

scientific article published on 14 March 2015

ICON: chronic rhinosinusitis

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IL-10, TGF-β, and glucocorticoid prevent the production of type 2 cytokines in human group 2 innate lymphoid cells

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Identifying clinical symptoms for improving the symptomatic diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis.

scientific article published on 5 November 2012

Immunoglobulin E to staphylococcal and streptococcal toxins in patients with chronic sinusitis/nasal polyposis.

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In Vivo Determination of Mouse Olfactory Mucus Cation Concentrations in Normal and Inflammatory States

scientific article published on July 20, 2012

Incidence and associated premorbid diagnoses of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Increased expression of CC chemokine ligand 18 in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

Increased expression of factor XIII-A in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Increased expression of the chemokine CCL23 in eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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Increased noneosinophilic nasal polyps in chronic rhinosinusitis in US second-generation Asians suggest genetic regulation of eosinophilia.

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International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on February 2016

Intranasal Aspergillus fumigatus exposure induces eosinophilic inflammation and olfactory sensory neuron cell death in mice

scientific article published on 01 March 2008

Invasive fungal sinusitis and complications of rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on June 2008

Is there a future for biologics in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis?

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

LAUP Reconsidered

scientific article published on April 1, 2003

Laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty and tonsillectomy for the management of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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Long-term effects of FloSeal packing after endoscopic sinus surgery

scientific article published in May 2005

Longitudinal Evaluation of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Symptoms in a Population-based Sample

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Medical therapy vs surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: a prospective, multi-institutional study

scientific article published on 6 June 2011

Medical therapy vs surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: a prospective, multi-institutional study with 1-year follow-up

scientific article published on 26 June 2012

Medicolegal analysis of injury during endoscopic sinus surgery

scientific article published in August 2004

Nasoorbital Osteoma Presenting as Valsalva-Induced Orbital Emphysema

scientific article published on 14 December 2015

National Institutes of Health Funding for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Opportunity for Otolaryngologists

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National burden of antibiotic use for adult rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 26 August 2013

Neutrophils are a major source of the epithelial barrier disrupting cytokine oncostatin M in patients with mucosal airways disease

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Occupational and environmental risk factors for chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review

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Olfaction in Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery

scientific article published on 24 June 2015

Olfactory neurons in bax knockout mice are protected from bulbectomy-induced apoptosis

scientific article published on October 27, 2003

Oncostatin M promotes mucosal epithelial barrier dysfunction, and its expression is increased in patients with eosinophilic mucosal disease

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Open versus endoscopic medial orbital decompression: Utilization, cost, and operating room time

scientific article published on September 2016

Osteomeatal Complex Obstruction is not Associated with Adjacent Sinus Disease in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Polyps

scientific article published on November 1, 2011

Outcome analysis of endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with nasal polyps and asthma

scientific article (publication date: October 2003)

Patient knowledge and perception of computed tomography scan in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis symptoms

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Patient level decision making in recurrent acute rhinosinusitis: A cost‐benefit threshold for surgery

scientific article published on September 5, 2012

Perspectives on the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on February 2010

Perspectives on the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis: an immune barrier hypothesis

scientific article published on 10 September 2008

Potential Involvement of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Ligand Epiregulin and Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 in Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Potential national savings from prescribing guideline-recommended antibiotics for acute rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Presentation, workup, and management of penetrating transorbital and transnasal injuries: A case report and systematic review

scientific article published on March 2017

Primary care and upfront computed tomography scanning in the diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis: a cost-based decision analysis

scientific article published on 5 August 2013

Prophylactic i.v. antibiotics in functional endoscopic sinus surgery: trends and attitudes of the American Rhinologic Society membership

scientific article published in July 2009

Proprotein convertases generate a highly functional heterodimeric form of thymic stromal lymphopoietin in humans

scientific article published on 12 October 2016

Proton pump inhibitors decrease eotaxin-3/CCL26 expression in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: Possible role of the nongastric H,K-ATPase

scientific article published on 04 October 2016

REMODEL larger cohort with long-term outcomes and meta-analysis of standalone balloon dilation studies

scientific article published on 30 July 2015

RESOLVE: a randomized, controlled, blinded study of bioabsorbable steroid-eluting sinus implants for in-office treatment of recurrent sinonasal polyposis

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Regional differences in the expression of innate host defense molecules in sinonasal mucosa

scientific article published on 26 July 2013

Relationships between severity of chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis, asthma, and atopy

scientific article published on March 2009

Role of interleukin-32 in chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on February 2013

Significance of osteomeatal complex obstruction

scientific article published on April 2010

Specific inflammatory cell types and disease severity as predictors of postsurgical outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis

scientific article published on November 2003

Staphylococcal exotoxins and nasal polyposis: analysis of systemic and local responses.

scientific article published in July 2005

Superantigens and chronic rhinosinusitis II: analysis of T-cell receptor V beta domains in nasal polyps

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Superantigens and chronic rhinosinusitis: detection of staphylococcal exotoxins in nasal polyps.

scientific article published in September 2005

Superantigens and chronic rhinosinusitis: skewing of T-cell receptor V beta-distributions in polyp-derived CD4+ and CD8+ T cells

scientific article published on September 2006

Superior turbinate eosinophilia correlates with olfactory deficit in chronic rhinosinusitis patients.

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Suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 expression is diminished in sinonasal tissues from patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

scientific article published on 29 September 2013

The Association of External Transfer Status with Adverse Outcomes in Otolaryngology

scientific article published in January 2018

The Clinical Significance of Specific Antibody Deficiency (SAD) Severity in Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS).

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The Effect of FloSeal on Mucosal Healing after Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Comparison with Thrombin-Soaked Gelatin Foam

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

The Etiology and Pathogenesis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis: a Review of Current Hypotheses

scientific article published on July 2015

The dilemma of midline destructive lesions: a case series and diagnostic review

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

The prevalence of bacterial infection in acute rhinosinusitis: a Systematic review and meta-analysis

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The role of point-of-care CT in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis: a case-control study

scientific article published in August 2011

The state of academic sleep surgery: A survey of United States residency and fellowship programs

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin activity is increased in nasal polyps of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 17 May 2013

Tissue proteases convert CCL23 into potent monocyte chemoattractants in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

Tissue-Specific Effects of Allergic Rhinitis in Mouse Nasal Epithelia

scientific article published on April 6, 2012

Treatment of postinfectious olfactory disorders with minocycline: A double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Update on evidence-based reviews with recommendations in adult chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on 29 May 2014

Upfront computed tomography scanning is more cost‐beneficial than empiric medical therapy in the initial management of chronic rhinosinusitis

scientific article published on July 29, 2011

Urgent surgical airway intervention: a 3 year county hospital experience

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Variations in antibiotic prescribing of acute rhinosinusitis in United States ambulatory settings

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YouTube as a source of information for obstructive sleep apnea.

scientific article published on 19 March 2018