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Surgery of the Nasal Septum and Turbinates

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Practical Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis

Abstract

Septal and turbinate surgery accounts for the majority of all sinonasal procedures performed in the United States. Nasal obstruction is a common presenting complaint in any otolaryngology practice. Surgical methods to address this problem have evolved over the last century with an increased focus on tissue preservation and structural conservation. Contemporary surgical techniques incorporate a blend of methods and strategy and now even involve the capacity to utilize endoscopic guidance. Patients are best treated with an approach based on individual nasal pathology rather than a standard surgical technique applied to all scenarios. More recently, rigorous attempts have been made to report quality of life outcome measures following these procedures in order to better assess their clinical utility.

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    Pete S. Batra

  2. Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

    Joseph K. Han

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LoSavio, P.S., O’Toole, T.R. (2015). Surgery of the Nasal Septum and Turbinates. In: Batra, P., Han, J. (eds) Practical Medical and Surgical Management of Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16724-4_31

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