title: Nasal obstruction. The nasal septum and concha bullosa.
abstract: Nasal septal defects impair nasal physiology, leading to progressively more severe rhinosinusitis and the development of chronic disease. Anatomy and physiology are described. Treatment for the deviated nasal septum is discussed.
authors.affiliation: New York Medical College, Vallhalla.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Blaugrund
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery