title: [Clinical, significance of the nomenclature for nasal septum tail: A preliminary study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe and summarize the abnormal morphological appearance of nasal septum tail during adenoidectomies, and to have a preliminary study on its clinical significance.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eighty-three children were shown with abnormality on nasal septum tail in 2892 cases with adenoid hypertrophy who received adenoidectomies in our department.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The abnormalities of nasal septum tail can be classified into two types: del tails and columnar ones. All children suffered from nasal septum tail received radiofrequency ablation and all had a good postoperative recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of these two types of nasal septum tail may be related to adenoid hypertrophy, adenoiditis, sinusitis, and some congenital malformations.
authors.forename: Qingfeng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Nannan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cuiping
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology