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Comparative efficacy of combined steroid and omalizumab therapy following the surgical treatment of chronic polypous rhinosinusitis in adults

Armen Nazanyan
1, 2, 3
,
Helen Azaryan
4
,
Artur Shukuryan
1, 2, 3
,
Sergey Manasyan
2, 3
,
Kristina Jamalyan
5, 6

  1. Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
  2. Shengavit Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
  3. Astghik Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
  4. Helios Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
  5. National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
  6. Erebuni Medical Center, Yerevan, Armenia
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (6): 557–564
Online publish date: 2026/01/12
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