<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Deviated nasal septum is a bodily disorder results in nasal obstruction. Many surgical procedures are available in correcting the disorder. The present study aimed to compare the surgical outcome of septoplasty alone and septoplasty with turbinectomy in patients with deviated nasal septum.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This prospective study was done on 50 patients attending to the department of ENT of Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, DPU with complaints of nasal obstruction due to inferior turbinate hypertrophy with deviated nasal septum. The severity of nasal obstruction was assessed by NOSE (nasal obstruction symptom evaluation) scale. Of them, 25 patients were managed with septoplasty alone and other 25 patients with septoplasty and turbinectomy. The outcome of both the procedures was assessed statistically by using NOSE scale. </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Postoperative symptom improvement was seen in the both groups following surgery (p<0.05). When the NOSE scores are compared between two groups, statistically significant improvement in the symptoms (NOSE score) was seen in the group of patients treated with septoplasty and turbinectomy compared to septoplasty alone (p<0.05).</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study re-iterates both septoplasty and concurrent turbinectomy are established mode of treatment in deviated nasal septum along with hypertrophy of inferior turbinates when the preoperative and postoperative symptoms are compared. However, the symptomatic outcomes and diagnostic nasal endoscopic findings are significantly better in patients who underwent septoplasty with concurrent resection of the inferior turbinate. </p>
patients may also have the turbinate hypertrophy which needs surgical management to achieve complete relief. Inferior turbinate hypertrophy is commonly carried out and it can be done with the help of various techniques which increases the nasal cavity and provides more room for the airflow. 4The aim of the present study was to assess and compare postoperative relief and complications after septoplasty and septoplasty with turbinectomy. METHODSThis was a prospective observational study done on 50 patients with complaints of nasal block attending to the ABSTRACT Background: Nasal obstruction was the common symptom of deviated nasal symptom. Many surgical procedures are available to correct the deviation. The current study was aimed to assess and compare the postoperative relief and complications of septoplasty alone and septoplasty with turbinectomy. Methods: This prospective study was done on 50 patients with nasal blockage due to deviated nasal septum. Study was done at department of ENT, Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, DPU between July 2016 to September 2018. Patients randomly selected and operated with septoplasty alone (n=25) and septoplasty with turbinectomy (n=25). Assessment and comparisons was made in terms of postoperative relief and complications in both the groups. Results: Significant postoperative relief was seen in group of patients after septoplasty with turbinectomy. Retained deviation and dryness of nose are the common complications observed in group of patients treated with septoplasty and septoplasty with turbinectomy respectively and on follow up of 4 weeks postoperatively the rate of frequency of complications was reduced in group of patients managed with septoplasty with turbinectomy. Conclusions: Postoperative relief and reduction in complication rate after 4 week follow-up was higher in group of patients operated with septoplasty with turbinectomy compared to group of patients managed with septoplasty alone.
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