title: Bipolar scissor turbinectomy: a new technique for day-case turbinectomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study aimed to assess the efficacy of bipolar scissor in the treatment for patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective cohort clinical study was conducted on 10 adult patients who were chosen with a diagnosis of turbinate hypertrophy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety percent of our cases were satisfied with the procedure, there were significant drops in the sensation of nasal obstruction, the average duration of the procedure was 20 minutes for both sides, and only a single case was complicated with a small burn on the vestibule.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bipolar scissor could be applied safely in turbinate surgery to perform a rapid effective turbinectomy without packing or overnight hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, ENT Clinic, Cairo University, Egypt. amratef@dr.com
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Atef
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*