title: Is septoplasty alone adequate for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with septal deviation?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to reveal the role of septoplasty in curing chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in patients with significant septal deviation.
  
  
  METHODS
  This prospective study involved 26 patients with CRS and septal deviation. The patients were randomly divided into two groups according to the applied surgical procedures. In the first and second groups, septoplasty and septoplasty plus endoscopic sinus surgery were applied, respectively. Subjective (questionnaire) and objective (endoscopy and computerized tomography) success rates were used to analyze the results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Septoplasty alone and septoplasty plus endoscopic sinus surgery were applied in 57.7% (15/26) and 42.3% (11/ 26) of the patients, respectively. Success rates were 93.3% (14/15) and 81.8% (9/11), subjectively (p > 0.05), and 66.7% (10/15) and 54.5% (6/11), objectively (p > 0.05), respectively in each group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We suggest that septoplasty alone can be adequate for the treatment of CRS with septal deviation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ministry of Health, Ankara Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Unal
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bayiz
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Necmi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Kürşat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ceylan
authors.forename: Erdal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012227:Rhinosporidiosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome