OBJECTIVES Results of butanol threshold tests (BTTs) have shown that birhinal olfaction tends to converge toward monorhinal olfaction of the dominant nostril. However, birhinal olfaction may also be worse than dominant-side monorhinal olfaction. The goal of our study was to investigate the effect of deviated nasal septum on birhinal olfaction in patients with lateralized olfaction and to examin...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to compare the functional aspects of open technique (OTS) and endonasal septoplasty (ENS) in "difficult septal deviation cases". METHODS 60 patients with severe nasal obstruction from S-shaped deformities, multiple deformities, high deviations etc. were included in the study. The OTS was used in 30 patients and the ENS was performed in 30 patients. The Na...

OBJECTIVES To introduce the cutting and suture technique of the caudal L-strut for the management of caudal septal deviation and to evaluate its efficacy and surgical outcomes. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care rhinology clinic. PATIENTS Forty-five patients who underwent endonasal septoplasty using the cutting and suture technique of the caudal L-strut. INTERVENTIONS Aft...

The cause of left axis deviation noted on the electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients with ostium primum atrial septal defect has been attributed to two differing mechanisms: left ventricular overload secondary to mitral insufficiency and a congenitally anomalous atrioventricular conduction system. In order to define the conduction characteristics of the atrioventricular conduction system in patien...

OBJECTIVE To report the long-term efficacy of a modified extracorporeal septoplasty technique in the treatment of anterocaudal septal deviations. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Academic tertiary care medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Data were obtained by a retrospective review of patients treated by a single surgeon (S.P.M.) from December 2010 to April 2014. A tot...