Effect of septoplasty on the modality of inferior turbinate: a CT study.
- Author:
Jianzhong XU
1
;
Chenkai GAO
;
Dong HE
;
Hongtao ZHANG
;
Chaowu MA
;
Yu THOU
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, PLA 117th Hospital, Hangzhou, 310004. China. xjz117@126.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Nasal Septum;
surgery;
Rhinoplasty;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Turbinates;
diagnostic imaging;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2013;27(8):413-415
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To explore the effect of septoplasty on the modality of inferior turbinate in patients with a deviated nasal septum.
METHOD:Twenty-three patients with nasal septum deviation underwent septoplasty without turbinate surgery. All patients underwent CT imaging scans before and 3 months after the surgery. The thicknesses of the medial mucosa, lateral mucosa,and the cross-sectional areas of the inferior turbinate were measured and compared using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. P<0. 05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULT:On the concave side of the septum, the thickness of the medial mucosa of the inferior turbinate was(5. 3+/-1.5) mm to (4. 1+/-1. 2) mm (P<0. 05), the thicknesses of the lateral mucosa of the inferior turbinate was(2. 5+/-0. 9) mm to (2.0+/-0. 9) mm (P>0. 05), and the cross-sectional area of the inferior turbinate was(139. 8 +/- 35.6) mm2 to( 110. 3 +/- 22.6)mm2 (P<0.05), pre- and post-operatively. On the convex side of the septum , the thickness of the medial mucosa of the inferior turbinate was(1.0 +/- 0. 6) mm to(4. 3 +/- 0. 6) mm (P>0. 05), the thicknesses of the lateral mucosa of the inferior turbinate was(1. 9+/-1. 1) mm to (1. 9+/-1.3) mm (P>0. 05), and the cross-sectional area of the inferior turbinate was(104. 5+/-15. 8)mm2 to(108. 3 +/- 20. 8)mm2 (P>0. 05), pre- and post-operatively.
CONCLUSION:The compensatory hypertrophic inferior turbinate may be self-adaptability in modality soon after septoplasty, thus surgeons must take it into consideration before performing turbinate surgery.
