IMPORTANCE To describe clinical parameters for the management of the pediatric patient with nasal anatomical deformity or functional impairment. OBJECTIVES To review the authors' experience with corrective nasal surgery in pediatric patients and make recommendations regarding indications for surgery and surgical techniques. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A retrospective medical chart review ...

Background Deviated nasal septum is common problem in otolaryngorhinological practice. This study was mainly undertaken to compare the advantages and disadvantages of endoscopic septoplasty over conventional septoplasty. Material methods A prospective 60 patients attending ENT OPD a tertiary care centre. The sample selected by using non-probability convenient sampling technique. Equal number we...

BACKGROUND The efficiency of nasal surgeries can be determined by objective or subjective methods. We have assessed the effect of nasal obstruction after different nasal surgeries using Acoustic Rhinometry (AR) and Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) Scale. METHODS Between May 2011 and May 2012, 40 young adult patients and 10 healthy volunteers as control group who referred to Otorhin...

BACKGROUND Patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (CLP) deformities commonly develop nasal airway obstruction, necessitating septoplasty at the time of definitive rhinoplasty. We assessed the contribution of the bony septum to airway obstruction using computed tomography (CT) and cone beam CT (CBCT). METHODS A 2-year retrospective review of all subjects with unilateral CLP who underwen...

Objective: To assess the degree of satisfaction of patients submitted to septoplasty based on the disease-specific quality of life questionnaire. Methodology: This prospective, descriptive study was conducted from April 2010 to April 2011 at Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Teaching Hospital Abbottabad Pakistan on 256 patients, who underwent septoplasty. Patients were assessed by the Nasal Obstruction Sy...

Septoplasty is performed to resolve breathing problems, but it often becomes pivotal to correct external nasal deviation, representing a central step in rhinoplasty surgery. Even in patients with no functional problems, septal surgery may represent the best solution for obtaining a proper realignment of the external nasal pyramid. One-stage septorhinoplasty has become the standard of treatment ...

BACKGROUND Nasal septal surgery and rhinoplasty are controversial in children. Traditionally, an attitude of restraint has been employed by most surgeons till an empirical age of 16 to 18 years. This is to avoid the possible adverse effects that the growth spurts may have on the nose and midface region. AIM The aim of this paper was to present the results of rhinoplasty in children in order t...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Caudal septal deviation interrupts normal nasal breathing, due to the narrowing of the external valve area and nasal valve angle. In this study, we found a different approach for correction of caudal septal deviation with no associated deformity of the external nose. STUDY DESIGN Individual case-control study. METHODS The 39 patients completed questionnaires by intervi...

INTRODUCTION Nasal irrigation solutions are widely used following endonasal surgery. These irrigation solutions remove infective debris and crusts, reducing the probability of synechia formation, and accelerate mucosal healing. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to compare the effects of nasal irrigation solutions with different contents following septoplasty and concha radiofrequency...

Background and Objectives. Nasal obstruction due to deviated nasal septum is a common problem bringing a patient to an otorhinolaryngologist. Occasionally, these patients may also complain of olfactory impairment. We proposed to study the effect of septal deviation on the lateralised olfactory function and the change in olfaction after surgery of the septum (septoplasty). Methods. Forty-one pat...