title: Surgery of the turbinates.
abstract: It appears that a variety of surgical techniques are available to safely decrease the size of hyperplastic inferior turbinates; when used properly in appropriate patients they can provide significant improvement in the symptoms of chronic nasal obstruction.
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008722:Methods; D009666:Nose / Q000294:innervation; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000628:therapy; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery*