title: Repair of nasal septal perforations with tragal cartilage and perichondrium grafts.
abstract: Indications for repair of nasal septum perforations include excessive crusting, recurrent bleeding, whistling, and pain. Large subtotal perforations usually are less symptomatic, but smaller defects (less than 1 cm) may need repair. Tragal cartilage with perichondrium autograft was used to repair these perforations. After the septal defect was debrided, this free graft was harvested and used to fill the defect. This technique was attempted in ten patients with septal perforations, none secondary to systemic illnesses. Nine of these patients had successful closure of their perforations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eviatar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Myssiorek
mesh_terms: D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous