Mucociliary clearance after external dacryocystorhinostomy.
We investigated the nasal mucociliary clearance time in 17 patients who underwent a primary unilateral external dacryocystorhinostomy operation. Mucociliary clearance function in both nasal cavities was assessed with the saccharin test. The results were compared with each other using paired samples t-test. We found significantly worse mucociliary clearance time on the operated side (mean: 6.3 min) than on the non-operated side (mean: 5.5 min) (P = 0.004). External dacryocystorhinostomy negatively affected the mucociliary clearance function in this study.
Unal
M
M
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, Turkey. muunal@hotmail.com
Oz
O
O
Adigüzel
U
U
Vayisoglu
Y
Y
Vatansever
H
H
Görür
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003608:Dacryocystorhinostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance / Q000502:physiology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011930:Reaction Time; D012439:Saccharin; D013549:Sweetening Agents
D013549:Sweetening Agents; D012439:Saccharin