BACKGROUND Nasal valve collapse and especially internal nasal valve insufficiency is a common cause of nasal airway obstruction. This study compares the effects of spreader graft and overlapping lateral crural technique on rhinoplasty by rhinomanometry. METHODS Fifty patients were randomly assigned into two groups and underwent spreader graft or overlapping lateral crural technique. Objectiv...

Objective: To assess the efficacy and quality of life after functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) in individuals who have chronic rhinosinusitis. Methods: This prospective study was held department ENT Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital ENT, Head Neck Surgery department, Pak International Medical College Peshawar Institute Sciences (PIMS), Hayatabad for duration from September 2021 to 2...

An unusual case of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma occurring within the stroma of benign nasal polyps is described. The patient was primarily treated with radiotherapy at first diagnosis. Two years later, he was diagnosed to have benign nasal polyps and had endoscopic sinus surgery. The recurrence was only diagnosed from histological examination of the polyps. The necessity for preoperative ...

Nasal septal perforation presents a distinct challenge to otorhinolaryngologists, and is a problem for patients. Although it has a variety of causes, previous septal surgery is the most common reason. We present a 57-year-old woman who had recurrent chronic sinusitis. A left nasal mass was noted and excised via endoscopic sinus surgery. Invasive aspergillosis sinusitis was proven both grossly a...

Background: Nasal obstruction due to deviated septum is commonly treated with conventional septoplasty. This surgery however inadequate in cases of compromised nasal valves and leads persistent symptoms. Hence, we stressed the evaluation before septal & studied outcome patients valve area correction. Aim: To prove significance inner surgery. Objective : analyse Open Methodology:A retrospect...

Controversies exist regarding the resection or preservation of the middle turbinate (MT) during functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Any MT resection will perturb nasal airflow and may affect the mucociliary dynamics of the osteomeatal complex. Neither rhinometry nor computed tomography (CT) can adequately quantify nasal airflow pattern changes following surgery. This study explores the feasibi...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a reproducible surgical technique for augmentation rhinoplasty of complex saddle nose deformities, which are characterized by substantial loss of nasal structural support and result in multiple nasal abnormalities. DESIGN Case series and surgical outcome study. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS A total of 43 patients (32 female and 11 male; mean +/- SD age, ...

Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the primary therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Recent reports have indicated, however, that there is a small but significant number of failures related to patient compliance. Primary surgical treatment, which has been uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP), has declined because of poor results. A reviewed of UPPP failures has shown...

OBJECTIVE To compare the microscopic and macroscopic effects of radiofrequency, high-frequency, and electrocautery therapies with partial inferior turbinotomy in the treatment of nasal obstruction caused by inferior turbinate hypertrophy. DESIGN Nonrandomized controlled trial. SETTING Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa. PATIENTS The study included 80 p...