Repair of nasal septal perforations using local mucosal flaps and a composite cartilage graft.
The surgical closure of a nasal septal perforation is recognized as being particularly challenging. A series of 11 consecutive patients who underwent closure of a septal perforation using a mucosal flap/composite conchal cartilage graft technique are reviewed, and the surgical technique described. The size of the perforation repaired varied, with eight cases being 2 cm or more in diameter. There was no significant graft donor site morbidity and complete perforation closure was achieved in eight cases after a mean observation time of 19.8 months. These results suggest that this is a suitable technique for closing nasal septal perforation.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
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TJ
Woolford
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Jones
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000637:transplantation*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013524:Surgical Flaps