Surgical treatment of the inferior turbinate in patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinitis that does not respond to medical treatment is a well established procedure. CO2 laser, YAG laser, KTP laser, conventional electrocautery, cryotherapy, chemosurgery and turbinectomy or submucosal turbinectomy have been performed for the removal of nasal obstruction. Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) is a new...

In the past 130 years, many surgical procedures for turbinate reduction have been developed. We analyzed the long-term efficacy of 6 of these surgical techniques (turbinectomy, laser cautery, electrocautery, cryotherapy, submucosal resection, and submucosal resection with lateral displacement) over a 6-year follow-up period. We randomly divided 382 patients into 6 therapeutic groups and surgica...

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) investigate the effects on nasal heat exchange and humidification two different surgical techniques for reducing inferior turbinate under environmental conditions.MethodsVirtual surgery using reduction performed in eight airway obstruction patients. Bilateral models each patient were compared: 1) Pre-operative 2) Post...

Introduction: A reduction or cessation of the ability to breathe through the nose can affect a person's overall health. Nasal passage blockage can also result in snoring. Difficulty in breathing through the nose after rhinoplasty is a serious problem and patient dissatisfaction can be significant even when cosmetic results are excellent. Long-term impacts on the quality of life and contribution...

AIM The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that structural alterations of the nasal cavity, e.g. septal deviation and conchal hypertrophy have high incidence in patients with sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome and must be addressed with associated specific procedures of the syndrome. TYPE OF STUDY Clinical retrospective. CASUISTIC AND METHOD A retrospective study of 200 patients was p...

Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is an allergic response characterized by type 2 inflammatory reactions mediated T helper cells (Th2). Th2 elevated cytokines related to the humoral response, including Interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-13, IL-25 and IL-33. Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) a distinguishable form of CRSwNP primary localized disea...

A 77-year-old man presented with long periods of left-sided nasal obstruction and intermittent epistaxis. Nasal fibroscopy revealed an unusual, white, cauliflower-like, well-circumscribed, firm polypoidal mass arising from the vertebral portion of the left inferior turbinate (Figure 1). The surface of the multilocular polyps was lustrous. Computed tomography showed soft-tissue opacity with no e...