Incidence of secondary atrophic rhinitis following endoscopic sinonasal tumour surgery: a retrospective review [PDF]
Rhinology Online, 2020 Background: Sinonasal tumours have been resected endoscopically at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, since 2003. The surgery, although called “minimally invasive” is often very aggressive and destructive to the nasal structures.
Mogammad S. Kamedien +2 more
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International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018 Introduction Nasal obstruction is a common complaint, and, for some, the middle turbinate resection is still a controversial issue among the surgical options due to the possibility of deleterious effects on olfaction. The University of Pennsylvania smell
Fernando Cesar Mariano +3 more
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Powered turbinoplasty versus powered turbinectomy: a comparative study
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2017 Objective This study aimed to compare the outcomes of powered turbinoplasty with those of powered turbinectomy. Materials and methods Forty patients suffering from hypertrophied inferior turbinate that resisted ordinary medical treatment were randomly ...
Sherif Gabr Ibrahim +4 more
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Surgical anatomy of the posterior ends of the middle and inferior turbinates
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, 2016 Background : Preservation of structure and reestablishment of function is the guiding principle during an endoscopic intervention. Especially, when a partial middle turbinectomy is unavoidable, middle turbinate can lose its stability.
Gayatri Girish Muthiyan +2 more
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Sinonasal complications associated with endoscopic orbital decompression
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 Objective Characterize sinonasal complications associated with endoscopic orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease (TED). Methods Retrospective analysis of patients who underwent endoscopic orbital decompression at Houston Methodist Hospital by two ...
Rishi Suresh +2 more
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Value-based analysis of routine pathologic septal and inferior turbinate specimens. [PDF]
, 2013 This article was presented at the 2012 AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO; September 9-12, 2012; Washington, DC. Objective To determine the frequency and clinical relevance of unanticipated histopathologic results in routine sinonasal surgery and ...
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A Prospective Study of Different Methods of Inferior Turbinate Reduction [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 Introduction: All the functions of nasal cavities are performed through mucosa and contours of the turbinates. Hypertrophied inferior turbinate is one of the major and common causes of nasal obstruction. In these patients nasal obstruction is relieved
SANTOSH UTTARKAR PANDURANGA RAO +3 more
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Lingual Tonsillectomy as Part of a DISE-Directed Multilevel Upper Airway Surgery to Treat Complex Pediatric OSA: A Safe and Appropriate Procedure. [PDF]
Otolaryngol Head Neck SurgAbstract Objective To study the efficiency of lingual tonsillectomy (LT) as part of multilevel surgery in children with complex obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). To evaluate the safety and the outcomes of LT. Study Design Retrospective case series. Setting Pediatric tertiary care academic center.
Trandafir C +4 more
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Computational fluid dynamics as surgical planning tool: a pilot study on middle turbinate resection. [PDF]
, 2014 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.
Dalton, Pamela +4 more
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