title: [The effect of one-stage repair of secondary nasolabial deformity and nasal septoplasty on nasal airway resistance].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of one-stage repair of secondary nasolabial deformity and nasal septoplasty for cleft patients on nasal airway resistance (NAR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Using active anterior rhinomanometry, NAR was measured in eighteen patients with cleft lip and palate who suffered form one-stage repair of secondary nasolabial deformity and septoplasty at per-and-post operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  NAR was (0.664 +/- 0.200) kPa/(s x L) before operation, (0.304 +/- 0.180) kPa/(s x L) six months after operation, and (0.396 +/- 0.250) kPa/(s x L) twelve months after operation respectively. The differences are statistically significant (P < 0.01) between the NAR before and after operation. Subjective impression score of nasal patency was 7.5 +/- 1.5 before-operation, 2.1 +/- 2.0 after-operation for six months, 3.0 +/- 2.4 after-operation for twelve months. There are significant differences in the subjective impression score of nasal patency as well (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Correction of septal deformities play a very important role in the operation for secondary nasolabial deformity, which can decrease NAR and improve the subjective impression of nasal patency.
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heng
authors.forename: Shusen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Lang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000403:Airway Resistance; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D055815:Young Adult