Treating Chronic Rhinosinusitis - offshoot studies (SNOT transplants)
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Treating Chronic Rhinosinusitis - offshoot studies (SNOT transplants) Dr. Amin Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS, Otolaryngologist, talks about some of the offshoot studies that are being done as a result of the SNOT transplant research which focuses on treating chronic sinusitis.
Dr. Amin Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS, Otolaryngologist, talks about some of the offshoot studies that are being done as a result of the SNOT transplant research which focuses on treating chronic sinusitis.
Dr. Amin Javer, MD, FRCSC, FARS, Otolaryngologist Treating Chronic Rhinosinusitis - offshoot studies (SNOT transplants)
Duration: 54 seconds
We are also doing several offshoot studies, ie. studying whether microbial transplants can be properly persevered/stored and if so for how long. Can we end up building a SNOT bank from which we could extract healthy microbiome when needed? We are also trying to figure out what part of the transplant actually works ie. is it the bacteria or the supernatant or both?'
The donors are all healthy individuals who may or may not be related to the patient. The donor is heavily screened to ensure there is not a chance that they could pass on any viruses or diseases to the recipient.
During the course of our study, we are hoping for some breakthrough findings. In our first nine patients, we had three patients that had disease in their sinuses for over 20 years that completely cleared up. We were very impressed at how well they did.
Presenter: Dr. Amin Javer, Otolaryngologist, Vancouver, BC
Local Practitioners: Otolaryngologist
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