title: Extended follow-up of total inferior turbinate resection for relief of chronic nasal obstruction.
abstract: Total inferior turbinectomy has been proposed as a treatment for chronic nasal airway obstruction refractory to other, more conservative, methods of treatment. Traditionally, it has been criticized because of its adverse effects on nasophysiology. In this study, patients who had previously undergone total inferior turbinectomy were evaluated with the use of an extensive questionnaire. It confirms that total inferior turbinectomy carries significant morbidity and should be condemned.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose / Q000502:physiology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology; D012222:Rhinitis, Atrophic / Q000209:etiology; D014420:Turbinates / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*