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Comparative evaluation of conventional versus endoscopic septoplasty for limited septal deviation and spur

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2008

R Bothra  and
N N Mathur
R Bothra
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt SK & KS Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India
N N Mathur*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt SK & KS Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Neeraj N Mathur, 173 AGCR Enclave, Delhi 110092, India. E-mail: nnment@gmail.com
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Abstract

Objective:

To compare the procedure, results and complications of conventional septoplasty with those of endoscopic septoplasty, in cases of limited septal deviation and septal spurs.

Design:

Prospective study; interventional type; randomised block design; comparative clinical trial.

Methods:

We included in the study 80 patients presenting with limited septal deviation, septal spur with nasal obstruction, or deviated septum with septal correction was required in order to access the ostio-meatal complex (OMC) for functional endoscopic sinus surgery. Of these 12 were children with septal deviation producing significant nasal obstruction. All patients were divided into two groups- with one undergoing conventional and the other endoscopic septoplasty. Post-operative assessment was carried out one month, three months and one to two years after the procedure.

Result:

Post-operative complications such as haemorrhage, infraorbital oedema, nasal pain and in-patient hospital was slightly more in the conventional septoplasty group.

Conclusion:

No statistically significant difference was found between the conventional and endoscopic septoplasty groups, as assessed by subjective and objective evaluation.

Keywords

Nasal SeptumSeptoplastyEndoscopy

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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 7 , July 2009 , pp. 737 - 741
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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