The value of electrocautery to the inferior turbinates in the treatment of chronic rhinitis.
A study involving 69 patients with chronic nonspecific rhinitis who did not benefit from medical treatment and were subjected to cautery to the inferior turbinate. Fifty-one (73.9%) benefited from the procedure with little or no complications. This procedure which is cheap and yet effective is advocated for developing countries where cost of equipment, technical difficulties and complications will influence the choice of surgical treatment by the practitioner.
Olu Ibekwe
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D009666:Nose / Q000601:surgery*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000601:surgery*