A radical approach in the treatment of the deviated nose.
Surgical attempts to straighten a deviated nose do not always produce a satisfactory result, partly due to the surgeon's inability to straighten the anterior part of the nasal septum or to maintain it in a correct position postoperatively. In a radical departure from accepted norms we have, in eight cases, excised the deviated part of the anterior nasal septum and replaced it with a bone graft. The background and the need for this procedure are explained, followed by a case report in some detail. Details of the eight cases are given in a table and representative cases are presented with illustrations and comments regarding the problems encountered with the present method.
Thatte
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, General Hospital, Bombay, India.
Deshpande
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Thatte
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MR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000150:complications; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*