Empty Nose Syndrome post radical turbinate surgery.
Empty Nose Syndrome (ENS) is a rare and controversial sequelae from previous radical turbinate surgery. We report on a 50-year-old Chinese gentleman with long-standing nasal problems who has had radical turbinate surgery many years prior to presenting at the ENT clinic with mucoid nasal discharge and chronically blocked nose. His nasal cavities were ironically very patent and there were only minor remnants of his turbinates bilaterally. We treated him medically for several years with nasal steroids, antihistamines and leukotriene receptor antagonists and his nasal symptoms have reduced significantly.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 56000 Kuala Lumpur.
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Gendeh
D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000209:etiology; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014420:Turbinates / Q000601:surgery*
D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D020024:Leukotriene Antagonists