Transmission electron microscopy Without RS 1 or 2 RS >3 RS P
Cilia (absence) 0 3 7 0.008
Ultrastructure (compound cilia) 2 3 1 0.178
Normal ciliary orientation 5 6 2 0.06
Squamous metaplasia 0 2 3 0.388
Microvilli 5 11 5 0.343
Goblet cells (decreased/absence) 1 7 6 0.598
Cytoplasmatic mitochondria (decreased /absence) 1 5 7 0.159
Cytoplasmatic vacuolization 3 5 5 0.885
Table 6: Analysis of the ultrastructure of the nasal mucosa in relation to the occurrence of rhinosinusitis under transmission electron microscopy. (RS: rhinosinusitis; P=P value).