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Effect of septoplasty on inferior turbinate hypertrophy.

Authors
Kim, DH | Park, HY  | Kim, HS  | Kang, SO | Park, JS | Han, NS | Kim, HJ
Citation
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 134(4). : 419-423, 2008
Journal Title
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery
ISSN
0886-44701538-361X
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure the effect of septoplasty on the volume of inferior turbinate in patients with a deviated nasal septum.
DESIGN: In this retrospective analysis, patients who underwent septoplasty without turbinate surgery from May 1, 2003, through April 30, 2006, were studied. The thicknesses and cross-sectional areas of mucosa and conchal bones were measured with computed tomography before the operations and at least 1 year after the operations.
SETTING: University hospital.
PATIENTS: A total of 20 patients who presented with a chief concern of nasal obstruction.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The thicknesses of the medial mucosa, bone, and lateral mucosa and the cross-sectional area of turbinate before and after septoplasty were compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. P < .05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: The medial mucosa and cross-sectional area of the inferior turbinate on the concave side of the septum were significantly decreased by septoplasty (both, P = .01), and the medial mucosa and cross-sectional area of the inferior turbinate on the convex side of the septum were significantly increased by septoplasty (P = .01). The thicknesses and cross-sectional areas of the conchal bone on the concave and convex sides of the septum were not affected by septoplasty.
CONCLUSION: After septoplasty, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, especially in the medial mucosa, may reverse.
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DOI
10.1001/archotol.134.4.419
PMID
18427009
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김, 현준  |  김, 호성  |  박, 헌이
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