Nasal surgery in children: a personal perspective.
OBJECTIVE
To comment on the experience gained from completing 518 nasal procedures in 480 children over the 21-year period from 1986 to 2006 inclusively.


METHODS
Prospective, nonblinded, nonrandomized study.


METHODS
Tertiary care pediatric academic otolaryngology-head and neck surgical practice.


METHODS
Material was gathered from analysis of an Excel database used to record patient data as surgical procedures were completed.


METHODS
Type and extent of procedure completed, age at which the procedure was completed, and history of previous nasal surgery.


RESULTS
Nasal function improved, and nasal growth was not impacted significantly.


CONCLUSIONS
It is crucial to do an operation on the growing nose (ie, the nose of a child) that will address the pathology present and not adversely affect continued growth.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario.
William S
WS
Crysdale
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution