Abstract:Background Nasal adhesions (NAs) are a known complication of nasal airway surgery. Even minor NAs can lead to significant postoperative nasal airway obstruction (NAO). Division of such NAs often provides much greater relief than anticipated. Objective We examine the impact of NAs at various anatomical sites on nasal airflow and mucosal cooling using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and multiple test subjects. Methods CT scans of healthy adult subjects were used to construct three-dimensional nasal airway com… Show more
“…Senanayake et al analyzed nasal models with adhesions in common locations using computational fluid dynamics. 6 They found adhesions resulted in disruption of airflow patterns and mucosal cooling downstream of the adhesion.…”
“…Senanayake et al analyzed nasal models with adhesions in common locations using computational fluid dynamics. 6 They found adhesions resulted in disruption of airflow patterns and mucosal cooling downstream of the adhesion.…”
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