title: [Comparison of patients undergoing functional endoscopic sinus surgery combined with septoplasty or septorhinoplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We compared patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery combined with septoplasty or septorhinoplasty and evaluated the concurrent applicability of septorhinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analyzed 145 patients (96 males, 49 females; age range 16 to 78 years) who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery in conjunction with septoplasty or septorhinoplasty. The two patient groups were compared with respect to demographic characteristics, systemic diseases, allergy histories, the presence of nasal polyposis, preoperative paranasal sinus tomographies, Lund-Mackay scores, surgical procedures, operation times, and complication rates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients who underwent septorhinoplasty were younger than those undergoing septoplasty. There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of paranasal sinus tomography scores, allergy histories, systemic diseases, and complication rates (p>0.05). The number of patients with nasal polyposis was significantly greater in the septoplasty group (p<0.05). Septorhinoplasty in conjunction with endoscopic sinus surgery required a significantly longer operation time (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Complications and the severity of sinus pathologies were similar in the two groups. Concurrent applications of septorhinoplasty and endoscopic sinus surgery significantly increase operation time.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey. erdinca@baskent-ank.edu.tr
authors.forename: Erdinç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: A Nabi
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: M Volkan
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Akdoğan
authors.forename: O Nuri
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Ozgirgin
authors.forename: I Irem
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Budakoğlu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey