Influence of submucous septal resection on facial growth in the rat.
Submucous septal resections in young rats caused severe retardation of growth in the upper facial skeleton. These growth disturbances occurred regardless of whether the resections included both the cartilaginous septum and the corresponding mucoperichondrium, or only the cartilaginous septum. The degree of growth disturbance depends on the age when the resections are done.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D051381:Rats; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects