Caudal Septoplasty: A Useful Cartilage Stump on Anterior Nasal Spine
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2022.00045
- Author:
Myung Ho JIN
1
;
Myoung Su CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea
- Publication Type:How I Do It
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2022;65(4):242-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Caudal septal deviation is an important cause of nasal obstruction and is a major cause of nasal septal surgery. Although reinforcing and straightening the deviated nasal septum with bone fragment or cartilage is known to be quite effective, such procedure is complicated and time-consuming as it consists of three steps; ‘separation,’ ‘correction,’ and ‘reposition and fixation.’ In this article, we introduce a new technique that can reliably position the caudal septum along the midline and simplify the surgical process into two steps: ‘separation’ and ‘correction and fixation.’
