title: Does septal surgery influence submucous congestion?
abstract: Nasal obstruction is brought about by many factors. The degree of filling of the submucous vascular plexus represents and important factor in this, but it is subject to a variety of influences and it is quantitatively rather unknown. In this study the influence of submucous congestion on nasal airway resistance is investigated in patients with complaints of nasal obstruction before and after septal surgery. The submucous congestion appeared to be the major determinant and was remarkably reduced after surgery. Local anatomical factors apparently are able to influence the behaviour of the submucous tissues in the nose, possibly by a mechanism of reflex origin.
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013368:Submucous Plexus / Q000503:physiopathology*