[From Killian's submucous septum resection and Cottle's septoplasty to modern plastic septum correction and functional septo-rhinoplasty].
Killian's submucous resection of the septum and Cottle's septoplasty are still described in textbooks and journals as alternative methods of treatment for septal deformities. It is the aim of this paper to show that Killian's submucous septal resection and Cottle's "maxilla-premaxilla" approach are only mile stones on the road to the modern plastic surgery of the septum. It is recommended that the names of Killian and Cottle should be dropped, and it would be better to use the terms septoplasty or plastic surgery of the septum, if deformities of the septum should be treated. These techniques also changed the methods of rhinoplasty and lead to functional septorhinoplasty.
D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods*
Von der submukösen Septumresektion Killians über Cottles Septumplastik zur modernen plastischen Septumkorrektur und funktionellen Septo-Rhinoplastik.