title: Repair of nasal septal perforation.
abstract: The management of nasal septal perforation remains unsatisfactory. Various operative techniques have been described, with modest success. A novel method for repair of septal perforations up to 2.6 cm in diameter was investigated. A double layer closure of nasal septal perforation was designed, one with the cartilage and the other by a flap based on the anterior septal branches of the sphenopalatine artery. Fourteen patients have been operated upon. The current analysis reveals a success rate of 13 patients (93%) who had complete closure and one patient (7%) with incomplete closure. The operative techniques and results are reported here.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousef-Mian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D010159:Palate / Q000098:blood supply; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000098:blood supply; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome