title: Comparative study of management of inferior turbinate hypertrophy using turbinoplasty assisted by microdebrider or 980 nm diode laser.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to compare the outcomes of turbinoplasty assisted by microdebrider and by diode laser (980 nm wavelength).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients suffering from bilateral nasal obstruction were randomly divided into two equal groups. One group was managed with microdebrider-assisted turbinoplasty and the other with diode laser assisted turbinoplasty. The patients were followed up for six months post-operatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After six months, total success rates were 90 per cent for the microdebrider group and 85 per cent for the diode laser group. There were no significant differences between the two groups regarding success rate, post-operative complications or operative time.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These two techniques are equally safe, reliable, successful and non-invasive.
authors.affiliation: Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Department of Medical Laser Applications, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt. Kassabahmed28@yahoo.com
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kassab
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rifaat
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Madian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery