Patients' characteristics, medications and follow up periods.
| Patient No | Age at surgery | Duration of Wegener's (years) | Preoperative immunosuppression | Operation (side) | Perioperative increase in immunosuppression | Complications | Follow up (months) | Symptoms resolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 5 | Prednisolone 7 mg once daily | DCR (L) | No | Nil | 6 | Yes |
| 2 | 60 | 22 | Prednisolone 15 mg once daily Cyclophosphamide 50 mg every 3 days | DCR (R) | No | Nil | 60 | Yes |
| 3 | 56 | 4 | Prednisolone 5 mg once daily | DCR and tube (L) | Yes | Nil | 24 | Yes |
| Prednisolone 5 mg once daily | DCR and tube (R) | Yes | Nil | Yes | ||||
| 4 | 55 | 30 | Nil | DCR and tube (R) | No | Early failure with membrane formation | 9 | No |
| Nil | DCR and tube (L) | No | Punctal granuloma formation at 1 month | Yes | ||||
| 5 | 44 | 5 | Prednisolone 10mg once daily Azathioprine 150 mg once daily | DCR and tube (L) | No | Extension of nasal granulomatosis to orbit | 48 | Yes |
| Prednisolone 7.5 mg once daily Cyclophosphamide 100 mg once daily | DCR and tube (R) | Yes | Nil | Yes | ||||
| 6 | 49 | 5 | Prednisolone 10 mg once daily | DCR and tube (R) | Yes | Nil | 20 | Yes |
| 7 | 57 | 5 | Prednisolone 7.5 mg once daily Methotrexate 15 mg per week | DCR and tube (L) | No | Nil | 6 | Yes |
| 8 | 49 | 10 | Prednisolone 7.5 mg once daily Azathioprine 150 mg once daily | DCR and tube (R) | Yes | Nil | 3 | Yes |
| Prednisolone 7.5 mg once daily Azathioprine 150 mg once daily | DCR and tube (L) | Yes | Nil | Yes | ||||
| 9 | 63 | 9 (recently confirmed) | Nil | DCR and tube (L) and excision of intranasal cyst | No | Large reformed intranasal cyst excised with canalicular ablation | 12 | Yes |
| 10 | 34 | 8 | Prednisolone 20 mg once daily Azathioprine 100 mg once daily | DCR (L) and removal of lid granuloma | No | Nil | 96 | Yes |
| 11 | 48 | 5 (recently confirmed) | Prednisolone 20 mg once daily | DCR and tube (L) | Yes | Nil | 3 | Yes |