Submucosal diathermy in inferior turbinate hypertrophy: Review of 12 cases in Benin City
Sahel Medical Journal, 2015 Background: Nasal obstruction is a very common Ear, Nose, and Throat outpatient problem. We report a case series illustrating the safety and clinical effectiveness of submucous diathermy (SMD) in the treatment of medically refractory nasal obstruction ...
Amina Lami Okhakhu +1 more
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Surgical techniques in the inferior turbinates hypertrophy
ORL.ro, 2016 In the current medical practice, nasal congestion is one of the most frequent symptoms that bring the patients at doctor. One of the most common causes of chronic nasal obstruction is inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Surgical therapy is reserved for those patients who remain symptomatic despite proper medical therapy.
Tatiana Decuseară +6 more
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Efficacy of Radiofrequency Turbinatoplasty for Treatment of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2011 Introduction: Nasal inferior turbinate hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction. Many different surgical methods are currently available.
Nader Saki +3 more
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Allergy & Rhinology, 2016 Background Allergic inferior turbinate hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction. Several surgical methods can be used for the reduction of allergic inferior turbinate hypertrophy refractory to medical management. Herein, we share
Sabarinath Vijayakumar M.S. +3 more
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Surgical Management of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy in the Era of Widespread Communicable Disease. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Inferior turbinate reduction procedures have been performed for decades. After significant evolution, turbinoplasty and other mucosal-sparing techniques have become the main method to successfully reduce turbinate hypertrophy.
Smith DH +3 more
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Allergy & Rhinology, 2014 Radiofrequency inferior turbinate reduction (RFITR) of inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH) is an effective way to treat patients with intractable nasal mucosal obstruction. The objective of this study was to assess smell ability, nasal symptoms, inferior turbinate grading (ITG), peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) of patients with chronic rhinitis (CR),
Paraya Assanasen M.D. +3 more
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A comparative study between turbinoplasty and submucosal cautery for surgical management of inferior turbinate hypertrophy and correlation with improvement in nasal obstruction [PDF]
Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Nasal Obstruction (NO) is a common problem which affects the life of the patient and one of the causes is inferior turbinate hypertrophy .Surgery is needed for treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy which is not responding to medical ...
Venkatesh Patil +4 more
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Assessment of Surgical Turbinoplasty Versus Bipolar Cauterization in Management of Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy. [PDF]
Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Several techniques for management of inferior turbinate hypertrophy have been described to date, but the turbinoplasty, outfracture, and bipolar cautery methods have been used frequently for the last three decades.
Mohamed Alshawadfy +3 more
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Effects of Turbinoplasty Versus Outfracture and Bipolar Cautery on the Compensatory Inferior Turbinate Hypertrophy in Septoplasty Patients [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2019 Bahar Taşdelen, Denizhan Dizdar
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Nasal Obstruction Is Reduced 5-7 Years After Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction: Results From a Retrospective Observational Cohort Study. [PDF]
Clin OtolaryngolABSTRACT Introduction Nasal obstruction, often caused by structural and inflammatory conditions, is prevalent and significantly impacts health‐related quality of life. Radiofrequency Turbinate Reduction (RFTR) is a widely employed treatment for inferior turbinate hypertrophy, yet evidence of its long‐term effectiveness remains limited. This study aimed
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