title: Endoscopic, assisted, modified turbinoplasty with mucosal flap.
abstract: A variety of surgical methods have been developed to reduce the volume of the inferior turbinates, in order to create a more patent nasal airway. We describe a technique used in our department since February 2002 for all patients undergoing inferior turbinectomy. We resect with endoscopic assistance the lateral mucosa and bony inferior turbinate. This technique can reduce a large volume of the turbinate while preserving the mucosal continuity and the submucosa by covering the raw surface with a mucosal flap. We believe our method minimises post-operative side effects and complications such as dryness, infection, bleeding and pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. puterman@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Puterman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: B-Z
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Joshua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000601:surgery*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*