Resection of obstructing inferior nasal turbinates.
We report a series of 88 patients in whom 119 obstructing inferior nasal turbinates were resected for airway obstruction, and who have been followed for 3 months to 3 years. The airways were consistently improved and, to date, there have been no undesirable sequelae.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008722:Methods; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009666:Nose / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*